Argia translata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Dancer sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Dancer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in September.
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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Dusky Dancer sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 30%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Dusky 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 Dusky Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (9 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.
