What are the chances of seeing a Racket-Tipped Rubyspot in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Racket-Tipped Rubyspot sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 290th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Racket-Tipped Rubyspot in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
January–March and May–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Racket-Tipped Rubyspot in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Racket-Tipped Rubyspot?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Racket-Tipped Rubyspot 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park the best place to see a Racket-Tipped Rubyspot?
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Racket-Tipped Rubyspot sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 30%), Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Racket-Tipped Rubyspot live in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
Same genus: Hetaerina
The closest relatives of the Racket-Tipped Rubyspot that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Hetaerina, Rubyspots) are Red-Striped Rubyspot (about 20%) and Smoky Rubyspot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Racket-Tipped Rubyspot sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Racket-Tipped Rubyspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo 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.