Erythrodiplax fervida
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Erythrodiplax fervida is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax fervida 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 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 77 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.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Biotopo Cerro Cahuí's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 25 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Mantled Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Red-Mantled Dragonlet sightings, Biotopo Cerro Cahuí ranks 4th at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same genus: Erythrodiplax
The closest relatives of the Red-Mantled Dragonlet that you can see in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (genus Erythrodiplax, Dragonlets) are Red-Faced Dragonlet (about 30%) and Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Mantled Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (11 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.
