Cratilla metallica
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cratilla metallica is a species of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Grenadier (about 30%), Common Picture Wing (about 30%) and Common Parasol (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (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.
