Rhodopygia hinei
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Rhodopygia hinei, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brilliant Redskimmer sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brilliant Redskimmer in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brilliant Redskimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Brilliant Redskimmer sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Brilliant Redskimmer that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Tropical Woodskimmer (about 40%), Blue-Eyed Setwing (about 20%) and Carmine Skimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brilliant Redskimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (29 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.
