Forest Chaser

Forest Chaser

Lyriothemis elegantissima

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

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

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 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
4 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Forest Chaser in Khao Yai National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Chaser sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 104th most-seen of the 221 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Forest Chaser in Khao Yai National Park?

May

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Chaser in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Forest Chaser?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Chaser 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 Forest Chaser?

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 Forest Chaser sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Forest Chaser live in Khao Yai National Park?

Same family: Libellulidae

The closest relatives of the Forest Chaser that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Russet Percher (about 40%), Crimson Marsh Glider (about 40%) and Paddyfield Parasol (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Forest Chaser sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Forest Chaser is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (11 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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