Argia translata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The dusky dancer (Argia translata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to eastern and southern North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Dancer sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 413 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Dancer in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–July, the lowest months. That is one of Monterrey's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky 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.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Dusky Dancer sightings, Monterrey ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Austin (United States, about 10%) and Dallas (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Dusky Dancer that you can see in Monterrey (genus Argia, Dancers) are Kiowa Dancer (about 10%), Fiery-Eyed Dancer (about 10%) and Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (44 verified sightings), 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.
