Orthemis discolor
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. The IUCN conservation status of Orthemis discolor is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carmine Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
21st of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Carmine Skimmer sightings, Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve ranks 21st at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 20%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carmine Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (5 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.
