Oculate Dancer

Oculate Dancer

Argia oculata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Pico Bonito National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

6 Verified sightings at Pico Bonito National Park From 2019 to 2026
300 In all 16 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~30%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
6 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oculate Dancer in Pico Bonito National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer sighting in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 33 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oculate Dancer in Pico Bonito National Park?

January

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Oculate Dancer in Pico Bonito National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Oculate Dancer?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oculate Dancer 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 Pico Bonito National Park the best place to see an Oculate Dancer?

2nd of 16

Of the 16 parks where we can rate Oculate Dancer sightings, Pico Bonito National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Oculate Dancer live in Pico Bonito National Park?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the Oculate Dancer that you can see in Pico Bonito National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Band-Winged Dragonlet (about 40%), Carmine Skimmer (about 20%) and Tropical Woodskimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Oculate Dancer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oculate Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Pico Bonito National Park (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.

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