Micrathyria didyma
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Micrathyria didyma, the three-striped dasher, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Micrathyria didyma is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Striped Dasher sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 222nd most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Striped Dasher in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Striped Dasher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Three-Striped Dasher sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%), Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%) and Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Micrathyria
The closest relatives of the Three-Striped Dasher that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Micrathyria, Speckled Dashers) are Forest Pond Dasher (about 10%), Black Dasher (about 10%) and Square-Spotted Dasher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-Striped Dasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (6 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.
