Cratilla metallica
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Cratilla metallica is a species of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May–June and October, the lowest months. That is one of Khao Luang National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against 65 mm in March.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sightings, Khao Luang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Lyriothemis biappendiculata (about 40%), Blue Marsh Hawk (about 20%) and Emerald Cascader (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Luang National Park (8 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.
