Orthemis discolor
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and March, the lowest months. September has too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Carmine Skimmer sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carmine Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (7 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.
