Agriocnemis femina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Agriocnemis femina, the variable wisp or pinhead wisp, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is a small damselfly; mature males have a white pruinescence over their body, and a dark tail. It is found from India, through South-east Asia to islands in the Pacific.
where it inhabits pools and stagnant water. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 7 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, October and December–February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Wisp in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Wisp sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Variable Wisp sightings, Sepilok ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Variable Wisp that you can see in Sepilok (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart (about 20%), Xiphiagrion cyanomelas (about 10%) and Blue Riverdamsel (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Wisp is recorded against all the insects logged in Sepilok (12 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.
