Black-Winged Dragonlet

Black-Winged Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax funerea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Masaya Volcano National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

9 Verified sightings at Masaya Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
178 In all 13 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-Winged Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax funerea, the black-winged dragonlet, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in parts of southern Asia (India), Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Erythrodiplax funerea is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was assessed in 2016. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
7 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~20%
8 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
9 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
2 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~10%
3 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Winged Dragonlet in Masaya Volcano National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Winged Dragonlet sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Winged Dragonlet in Masaya Volcano National Park?

June and August

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Winged Dragonlet in Masaya Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May, July and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Masaya Volcano National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Winged Dragonlet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Winged Dragonlet 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 Masaya Volcano National Park the best place to see a Black-Winged Dragonlet?

7th of 13

Of the 13 parks where we can rate Black-Winged Dragonlet sightings, Masaya Volcano National Park ranks 7th at about 20%. The best odds are in Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%), Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Where does the Black-Winged Dragonlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Winged Dragonlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Masaya Volcano National Park (9 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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