Macrothemis inequiunguis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Macrothemis inequiunguis, the jade-striped sylph, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Macrothemis inequiunguis 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 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jade-Striped Sylph sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 325th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jade-Striped Sylph in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jade-Striped Sylph sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Braulio Carrillo National Park, in our data
Braulio Carrillo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Jade-Striped Sylph sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Jade-Striped Sylph that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Gray-Waisted Skimmer (about 20%), Carmine Skimmer (about 20%) and Red-Mantled Dragonlet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jade-Striped Sylph is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (5 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.
