Oculate Dancer

Oculate Dancer

Argia oculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

32 Verified sightings at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park From 2019 to 2026
300 In all 16 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~30%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
6 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oculate Dancer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oculate Dancer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

April, June–October and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Oculate Dancer?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oculate 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.

Is Cumbres de Monterrey National Park the best place to see an Oculate Dancer?

15th of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Oculate Dancer sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Oculate Dancer live in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Same genus: Argia

The closest relatives of the Oculate Dancer that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Argia, Dancers) are Kiowa Dancer (about 10%), Fiery-Eyed Dancer (about 10%) and Cerulean Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Oculate Dancer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oculate Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (32 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.

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