Thorn-Tipped Dancer

Thorn-Tipped Dancer

Argia elongata

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

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

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
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%
2 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
3 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Thorn-Tipped Dancer in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thorn-Tipped Dancer sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Thorn-Tipped Dancer in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

December

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thorn-Tipped Dancer in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Thorn-Tipped Dancer?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thorn-Tipped 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 a Thorn-Tipped Dancer?

5th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Thorn-Tipped Dancer sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Thorn-Tipped Dancer live in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

Same genus: Argia

The closest relatives of the Thorn-Tipped Dancer that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Argia, Dancers) are Azure Dancer (about 10%) and Terira Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Thorn-Tipped Dancer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Thorn-Tipped Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (39 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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