Heteragrion erythrogastrum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Heteragrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Heteragrionidae. The genus contains the following species: The genus name Heteragrion is derived from the Greek ἕτερος (heteros, "different" or "other") and Agrion, a historical name widely used for damselflies. The name may be interpreted as "the different damselfly", reflecting its distinct appearance among the genera known to Sélys. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-And-Black Flatwing sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 116 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-And-Black Flatwing in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-And-Black Flatwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Red-And-Black Flatwing sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Red-And-Black Flatwing that you can see in Corcovado National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Black-Winged Dragonlet (about 20%), Tropical Woodskimmer (about 20%) and Carmine Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-And-Black Flatwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Corcovado National Park (8 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.
