Highland Rubyspot

Highland Rubyspot

Hetaerina cruentata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

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

21 Verified sightings at La Amistad International Park (Panama) From 2019 to 2026
106 In all 7 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Highland Rubyspot

Hetaerina cruentata is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. It is found in Central and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Hetaerina cruentata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was assessed in 2020. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Highland Rubyspot in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Rubyspot sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 299 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 a Highland Rubyspot in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

December

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Rubyspot in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Highland Rubyspot?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Highland Rubyspot 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama) the best place to see a Highland Rubyspot?

5th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Highland Rubyspot sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Where does the Highland Rubyspot sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Highland Rubyspot is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (21 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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