Hetaerina cruentata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Rubyspot sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 56 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Rubyspot in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Los Quetzales National Park's wettest months, with about 500 mm of rain against 70 mm in February.
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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Highland Rubyspot sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Highland Rubyspot that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Terira Dancer (about 10%) and Black-Tailed Darner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Highland Rubyspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (11 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.
