Micrathyria aequalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Micrathyria aequalis, the spot-tailed dasher, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Micrathyria aequalis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Tailed Dasher sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 213th most-seen of the 496 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Tailed Dasher in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–September and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 240 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-Tailed Dasher sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Spot-Tailed Dasher sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%), Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Spot-Tailed Dasher that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Halloween Pennant (about 50%), Eastern Pondhawk (about 40%) and Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-Tailed Dasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (15 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.
