Common Parasol

Common Parasol

Neurothemis fluctuans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

32 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
303 In all 12 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Parasol

Neurothemis fluctuans, the red grasshawk, common parasol or grasshawk dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries. fluctuans.html World Dragonflies Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
2 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
5 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
8 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
10 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
11 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
12 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~40%
3 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
6 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Parasol in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Parasol sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Parasol in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

February and April

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Parasol in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Parasol?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Where does the Common Parasol sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Parasol is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (32 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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