Dundubia vaginata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Dundubia vaginata is the type species in its genus, sometimes called the jade-green cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in the tribe Dundubiini. Dundubia vaginata is one of the most widespread species of the genus Dundubia and typically found in tropical forests. The recorded distribution is widespread throughout SE Asia: from India and China to Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, through to Sulawesi and northern Australia.
This species can have a uniform jade green colour throughout the body and has transparent wings. Its colour is actually very variable and the head, thorax and abdomen vary from ochre to green through brown. Both pairs of wings are hyaline and may be slightly tinged with bronze. Males measure 35 to 45 mm and females 30 to 39 mm.
The front of the head is never black. The upper part of the clypeus is twice as wide at the base as the anterior lateral margins of the vertex. The rostrum passes the intermediate coxa, barely reaching the posterior coxa. The apex of the rostrum is black.
The opercula are spoon-shaped not curved laterally and its end is rounded; twice as long as wide and not strongly constricted... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dundubia vaginata sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 57 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.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dundubia vaginata in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dundubia vaginata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Dundubia vaginata sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dundubia vaginata is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (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.
