Red-Mantled Dragonlet

Red-Mantled Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax fervida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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

8 Verified sightings at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026
256 In all 14 parks
March 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 72 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 Red-Mantled Dragonlet in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

March

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Mantled Dragonlet in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–February, the lowest months. That is one of Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge's driest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 560 mm in July.

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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge the best place to see a Red-Mantled Dragonlet?

13th of 14

Of the 14 parks where we can rate Red-Mantled Dragonlet sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Darién National Park (Panama, 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (8 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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