Argia gaumeri
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
No species of the same family or order lives in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Peten Dancer sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 20 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.
March and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Peten Dancer in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May and August–November, the lowest months. Those are among Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in June.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Peten Dancer sightings, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Peten Dancer is recorded against all the insects logged in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (15 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.
