Argia anceps
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Argia anceps, the cerulean dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia anceps is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerulean Dancer sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–May, August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerulean Dancer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–July, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cerulean Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cerulean Dancer sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Cerulean Dancer that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Oculate Dancer (about 10%), Kiowa Dancer (about 10%) and Fiery-Eyed Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cerulean Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (16 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.
