Hetaerina cruentata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd 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.
April–May, August–September and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Rubyspot in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–July and October, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Highland Rubyspot sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Hetaerina
The closest relatives of the Highland Rubyspot that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Hetaerina, Rubyspots) are Bronze Rubyspot (about 10%) and Purplish Rubyspot (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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (19 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.
