Orthemis discolor
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. The IUCN conservation status of Orthemis discolor is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carmine 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.
22nd of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Carmine Skimmer sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 22nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Carmine Skimmer that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Hercules Skimmer (about 10%), Brown Setwing (about 10%) and Forest Pond Dasher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carmine Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (19 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.
