Red-Mantled Dragonlet

Red-Mantled Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax fervida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Lago de Yojoa

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

20 Verified sightings at Lago de Yojoa From 2019 to 2026
256 In all 14 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red-Mantled Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax fervida is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax fervida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
5 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
8 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
12 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in Lago de Yojoa?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in Lago de Yojoa?

August

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Red-Mantled Dragonlet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Mantled Dragonlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Lago de Yojoa the best place to see a Red-Mantled Dragonlet?

Among the best

Of the 14 parks where we can rate Red-Mantled Dragonlet sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Where does the Red-Mantled Dragonlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-Mantled Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (20 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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