Lathrecista asiatica
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Lathrecista asiatica, the asiatic blood tail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is the only species in its genus. It is widespread, occurring from India to Australia. Lathrecista asiatica asiatica Lathrecista asiatica festa (Selys, 1879)
Lathrecista asiatica pectoralis (Kaup in Brauer, 1867) It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown-capped grey eyes and blood red tail. Its thorax is copper brown with a pair of narrow parallel yellow stripes on dorsal side and yellow with stripes on the sides. Segments 1 and 2 of the abdomen have broad lateral stripes and a fine mid-dorsal stripe. Segments 3 to 8 are bright crimson-red with apical sutures narrowly black. Segments 9 and 10 are black. Anal appendages are black. The abdomen of the female is brown.
It breeds in marshes associated with ponds and streams. The genus name Lathrecista is derived from the Greek λαθραῖος (lathraios, "clandestine" or "hidden") and κίστη (kistē, "basket"), referring to the inconspicuous male appendages.
The species name asiatica is derived from the Latin asiaticus ("Asian" or "of Asia"). The original specimens of the species were... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 10 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Blood Tail sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Blood Tail in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May, September–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Blood Tail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Asian Blood Tail sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 30%), Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Blood Tail that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Painted Grasshawk (about 40%), Graphic Flutterer (about 40%) and Common Glider (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Blood Tail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (9 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.
