Acisoma panorpoides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Acisoma panorpoides, the Asian pintail, trumpet tail, or grizzled pintail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in Asia, from the Indian subcontinent to Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
It is a small dragonfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is azure-blue marbled with black to form a beautiful pattern on the dorsum and the sides. Abdomen is azure-blue, marked with black. Segments 1 to 5 have sutures finely and ventral borders more broadly black. There is a dorsal stripe which broadens at the jugal sutures and apical borders of segments. There is a speckled stripe on sub-dorsum of segments 1 to 4. There is a large ventro-lateral spot on each of segments 3 to 5. Segments 6 and 7 are black with a large spot of blue on each side. Segments 8 to 10 are entirely black. Anal appendages are bluish-white. Female is similar to the male; but with greenish-yellow eyes, thorax and abdominal segments up to 5.
The characteristic shape of the abdomen will serve to distinguish this species from other Libellulidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical swampy or marshy habitats. It has a very weak and short flight and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 3 | Kota | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Vadodara | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grizzled Pintail sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 104 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.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grizzled Pintail in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grizzled Pintail sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Grizzled Pintail sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Grizzled Pintail that you can see in Khao Sok National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Crimson Marsh Glider (about 40%), Common Parasol (about 40%) and Russet Percher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grizzled Pintail is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Sok 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.
