What are the chances of seeing a Scelimena bellula in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scelimena bellula sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 249th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Scelimena bellula in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scelimena bellula in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in December.
What time of day is best to see a Scelimena bellula?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scelimena bellula sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Scelimena bellula?
Only Kaeng Krachan National Park, in our data
Kaeng Krachan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Scelimena bellula sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Scelimena bellula live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Scelimena bellula that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Rufous-Legged Grasshopper (about 20%), Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 10%) and Tauchira polychroa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Scelimena bellula sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scelimena bellula is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.