Trithemis pallidinervis
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The long-legged marsh glider or dancing dropwing (Trithemis pallidinervis) is a species of dragonfly found in Asia. The long-legged marsh glider is a medium-sized yellowish brown dragonfly with long legs. In males, the face is yellow or pale brown in front and iridescent purple above. The eyes are colored reddish brown above, brown on sides and bluish grey below. The thorax is olivaceous brown above with a dark brown triangle. On the sides, it is bright yellowish brown with three black stripes on each side. The legs are black, long, and spidery. The basal half of the femora of the first pair of legs are bright yellow. The wings are transparent with reddish venation. The forewings have amber basal markings. The wings have a golden sheen when viewed from certain angle. Wing spot is black with creamy white ends. The abdomen looks bright yellow in color with black median and lateral stripes. These stripes are confluent at the end of each abdominal segment to enclose a wedge shaped yellow spot. The male varies in colour from yellow (below) to chocolate brown when matured.
The females are similar to males but with a broad abdomen. The only way to distinguish the male from... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dancing Dropwing sighting in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 15 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.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Dancing Dropwing in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and July, the lowest months. That is one of Sundarbans National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 480 mm in July. June has too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dancing Dropwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Dancing Dropwing sightings, Sundarbans National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Keoladeo National Park (India, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Dancing Dropwing that you can see in Sundarbans National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Scarlet Skimmer (about 40%), Pied Paddy Skimmer (about 40%) and Oriental Blue Dasher (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dancing Dropwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Sundarbans National Park (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.
