Rhinocypha tincta
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Rhinocypha tincta is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae, commonly known as a Papuan jewel. It is a medium-sized damselfly with a short stout body, it is black with blue markings, and has long dark wings with pterostigma.
It has been recorded from South-east Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where it inhabits streams. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinocypha tincta sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 46 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rhinocypha tincta in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in April to June, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhinocypha tincta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rhinocypha tincta sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Rhinocypha tincta that you can see in Raja Ampat (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Neurothemis decora (about 20%), Painted Grasshawk (about 20%) and Agrionoptera longitudinalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhinocypha tincta is recorded against all the insects logged in Raja Ampat (16 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.
