Look-Alike Sprite

Look-Alike Sprite

Pseudagrion australasiae

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

8 Verified sightings at Khao Yai National Park From 2019 to 2026
34 In all 3 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Look-Alike Sprite

Pseudagrion australasiae is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. It is a common damselfly, but usually under-recorded due to its similarity with other blue and black colored Pseudagrion species. Laidlaw described Pseudagrion bengalense as a new species, based on the comparison of his type in the Indian Museum with the mislabeled specimen of P. microcephalum as P. australasiae in British Museum. Lieftinck clarified the situation and placed P. bengalense as a synonym of P. australasiae.

It is a medium sized damselfly with blue eyes, dark on top. The back of the head is pale blue, bordered with black. Its thorax is azure blue with broad black dorsal and humeral stripes. Abdominal segments 1 and 2 are blue with black marks on the dorsum. A mark on segment 2 looks like a vase, broadly expanded at the middle. Segments 3 to 7 are black on the dorsum and blue on the sides. There are narrow blue apical annules on each segment. Segments 8 and 9 are blue with narrow black apical fringe. Segment 10 has an X-shaped, broad black mark on the dorsum and is blue on the sides... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Look-Alike Sprite in Khao Yai National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Look-Alike Sprite sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Look-Alike Sprite in Khao Yai National Park?

May, October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Look-Alike Sprite in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Look-Alike Sprite?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Look-Alike Sprite sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Khao Yai National Park the best place to see a Look-Alike Sprite?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Look-Alike Sprite sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Look-Alike Sprite live in Khao Yai National Park?

Same family: Coenagrionidae

The closest relatives of the Look-Alike Sprite that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Pale Slender Dartlet (about 20%), Blue Midget (about 10%) and Violet Sprite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Look-Alike Sprite sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Look-Alike Sprite is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai 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.

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