Orthetrum taeniolatum
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Orthetrum taeniolatum is an Asian freshwater dragonfly species. The common name for this species is small skimmer. Its range of distribution spreads from eastern Europe to China, and the species itself is locally common throughout the range. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Little Skimmer sighting in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 14 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Little Skimmer in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Bardia National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 590 mm in July. August has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Royal Bardia National Park, in our data
Royal Bardia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Little Skimmer sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal Bardia National Park (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.
