Hetaerina titia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hetaerina titia, the smoky rubyspot, is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Hetaerina titia is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Rubyspot sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 378 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smoky Rubyspot in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and August–November, the lowest months. That is one of Braulio Carrillo National Park's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 550 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smoky Rubyspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Smoky Rubyspot sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 20%).
Same genus: Hetaerina
The closest relatives of the Smoky Rubyspot that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Hetaerina, Rubyspots) are Red-Striped Rubyspot (about 20%) and Racket-Tipped Rubyspot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smoky Rubyspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (14 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.
