Argia underwoodi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Waterfall Dancer sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 297th 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.
April to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Waterfall Dancer in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Waterfall Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Waterfall Dancer sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Argia
The closest relatives of the Waterfall 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 Waterfall Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (12 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.
