Cratilla metallica
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Cratilla metallica is a species of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 84 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.
January and July–August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Orange Skimmer (about 20%), Common Parasol (about 20%) and Russet Percher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-Tipped Forest-Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Taman Negara National Park (8 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.
