Black-Kneed Featherleg

Black-Kneed Featherleg

Pseudocopera ciliata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Khao Yai National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

7 Verified sightings at Khao Yai National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-Kneed Featherleg

Pseudocopera ciliata, commonly known as the black-kneed featherlegs, is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It can be found in China, Indochina and western Malesia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Kneed Featherleg in Khao Yai National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Featherleg sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 149th most-seen of the 221 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Kneed Featherleg in Khao Yai National Park?

September

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Featherleg in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–May, the lowest months. That is one of Khao Yai National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 15 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Kneed Featherleg?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Kneed Featherleg 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 Black-Kneed Featherleg?

Only Khao Yai National Park, in our data

Khao Yai National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-Kneed Featherleg sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Black-Kneed Featherleg live in Khao Yai National Park?

Same family: Platycnemididae

The closest relatives of the Black-Kneed Featherleg that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (family Platycnemididae, White-legged damselflies) are Yellow Featherlegs (about 20%), Black Threadtail (about 20%) and Coeliccia poungyi (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-Kneed Featherleg sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Kneed Featherleg is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (7 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.

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