Argia oenea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Argia oenea, the fiery-eyed dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia oenea is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-Eyed Dancer sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-Eyed Dancer in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and July, the lowest months. That is one of Monterrey's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 200 mm in September.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fiery-Eyed Dancer 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 2 cities where we can rate Fiery-Eyed Dancer sightings, Monterrey ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Panama City (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Fiery-Eyed Dancer that you can see in Monterrey (genus Argia, Dancers) are Kiowa Dancer (about 10%), Dusky 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 Fiery-Eyed Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (47 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.
