Argia chelata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Big Blue Dancer sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 127 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Big Blue Dancer in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Chirripó National Park's wettest months, with about 450 mm of rain against 75 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Big Blue 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Big Blue Dancer sightings, Chirripó National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Big Blue Dancer that you can see in Chirripó National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Thorn-Tipped Dancer (about 20%), Sky-Blue Dancer (about 20%) and Waterfall Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Big Blue Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National 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.
