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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peten Dancer sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Peten Dancer in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peten Dancer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Peten Dancer sightings, Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 40%) and Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Peten Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (8 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.
