Sky-Blue Dancer

Sky-Blue Dancer

Argia medullaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Chirripó National Park

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

24 Verified sightings at Chirripó National Park From 2019 to 2026
55 In all 3 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sky-Blue Dancer in Chirripó National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sky-Blue Dancer sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 127 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 a Sky-Blue Dancer in Chirripó National Park?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sky-Blue Dancer in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to November, the lowest months. That is one of Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 690 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see a Sky-Blue Dancer?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Which relatives of the Sky-Blue Dancer live in Chirripó National Park?

Same genus: Argia

The closest relatives of the Sky-Blue Dancer that you can see in Chirripó National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Thorn-Tipped Dancer (about 20%), Waterfall Dancer (about 10%) and Big Blue Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sky-Blue Dancer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sky-Blue Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (24 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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