Oculate Dancer

Oculate Dancer

Argia oculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve From 2019 to 2026
300 In all 16 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~30%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
6 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oculate Dancer in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oculate Dancer in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months. That is one of Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 560 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see an Oculate Dancer?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oculate Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve the best place to see an Oculate Dancer?

7th of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Oculate Dancer sightings, Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Oculate Dancer live in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the Oculate Dancer that you can see in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Carmine Skimmer (about 10%) and Tropical Woodskimmer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Oculate Dancer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oculate Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve (10 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.

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