Heteragrion majus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Heteragrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Heteragrionidae. The genus contains the following species: The genus name Heteragrion is derived from the Greek ἕτερος (heteros, "different" or "other") and Agrion, a historical name widely used for damselflies. The name may be interpreted as "the different damselfly", reflecting its distinct appearance among the genera known to Sélys. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Flatwing sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Flatwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June, September–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Flatwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mountain Flatwing sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Mountain Flatwing that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Amber-Banded Clubskimmer (about 10%), Thorn-Tipped Dancer (about 10%) and Sky-Blue Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Flatwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (6 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.
