Thermorthemis madagascariensis
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Thermorthemis madagascariensis or Madagascar Jungle Skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the genus Thermorthemis endemic to Madagascar. It is the largest dragonfly on the island of Madagascar Media related to Thermorthemis madagascariensis at Wikimedia Commons
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Jungleskimmer sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 24 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Jungleskimmer in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months. That is one of Mantadia National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 60 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Jungleskimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Mantadia National Park, in our data
Mantadia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madagascar Jungleskimmer sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Jungleskimmer that you can see in Mantadia National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Broad Skimmer (about 30%) and Silver Widow (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Jungleskimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Mantadia National Park (19 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.
