Oculate Dancer

Oculate Dancer

Argia oculata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at La Amistad International Park (Panama) From 2019 to 2026
300 In all 16 parks
January 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 299 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.

When is the best time to see an Oculate Dancer in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

January–February, June and September–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, July–August and November–December, 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama) the best place to see an Oculate Dancer?

16th of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Oculate Dancer sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 16th at under 5%. 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Same genus: Argia

The closest relatives of the Oculate Dancer that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Argia, Dancers) are Thorn-Tipped Dancer (about 10%), Azure Dancer (about 10%) and Terira 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 La Amistad International Park (Panama) (7 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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