Serendib Forestdamsel

Serendib Forestdamsel

Platysticta serendibica

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Sinharaja Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Serendib Forestdamsel

The Platysticta serendibica is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to wet zone forests of Kanneliya area, Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Serendib Forestdamsel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Serendib Forestdamsel sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 98th most-seen of the 117 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.

When is the best time to see a Serendib Forestdamsel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

May, July and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Serendib Forestdamsel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Serendib Forestdamsel?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Serendib Forestdamsel sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Serendib Forestdamsel?

Only Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in our data

Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Serendib Forestdamsel sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Serendib Forestdamsel sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Serendib Forestdamsel is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (5 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.

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