Orthemis discolor
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. The IUCN conservation status of Orthemis discolor is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carmine Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
16th of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Carmine Skimmer sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 16th at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carmine Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (6 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.
