Argia anceps
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Argia anceps, the cerulean dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America. The IUCN conservation status of Argia anceps is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerulean Dancer sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 198th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, May, July and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cerulean Dancer in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, April, June and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cerulean Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cerulean Dancer sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Cerulean Dancer that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Argia, Dancers) are Thorn-Tipped Dancer (about 10%), Sky-Blue Dancer (about 10%) and Big Blue Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cerulean Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (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.
