Orange Sharpshooter

Orange Sharpshooter

Bothrogonia addita

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Taman Negara National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

7 Verified sightings at Taman Negara National Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In all 3 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~20%
3 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange Sharpshooter in Taman Negara National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Sharpshooter sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 84 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange Sharpshooter in Taman Negara National Park?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Sharpshooter in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, September–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Taman Negara National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 100 mm in March.

What time of day is best to see an Orange Sharpshooter?

Between 4 and 7 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Taman Negara National Park the best place to see an Orange Sharpshooter?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Orange Sharpshooter sightings, Taman Negara National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Orange Sharpshooter live in Taman Negara National Park?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Orange Sharpshooter that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Champaka spinosa (about 20%) and Pyrops pyrorhynchus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Orange Sharpshooter sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Taman Negara National Park (7 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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