Argia elongata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thorn-Tipped Dancer sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 127 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Thorn-Tipped Dancer in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thorn-Tipped 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.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Thorn-Tipped Dancer sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 30%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Thorn-Tipped Dancer that you can see in Chirripó National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Sky-Blue Dancer (about 20%), Waterfall Dancer (about 10%) and Big Blue Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thorn-Tipped Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (34 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.
