Orange Sharpshooter

Orange Sharpshooter

Bothrogonia addita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kinabalu Park

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

6 Verified sightings at Kinabalu Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In all 3 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~20%
3 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange Sharpshooter in Kinabalu Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Sharpshooter sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 204th most-seen of the 297 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 an Orange Sharpshooter in Kinabalu Park?

January, July and October–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Sharpshooter in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June, August–September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Orange Sharpshooter?

Between 4 and 7 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kinabalu Park the best place to see an Orange Sharpshooter?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Orange Sharpshooter sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%).

Where does the Orange Sharpshooter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (6 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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