Mecistogaster modesta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Mecistogaster modesta is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bromeliad Helicopter sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bromeliad Helicopter in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–January, the lowest months. Those are among Arenal Volcano National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 500 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bromeliad Helicopter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bromeliad Helicopter sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Bromeliad Helicopter that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Green-Eyed Dancer (about 10%), Oculate Dancer (about 10%) and Pacific Wedgetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bromeliad Helicopter is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (18 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.
