Rhodopygia hinei
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brilliant Redskimmer sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brilliant Redskimmer in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Brilliant Redskimmer sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Brilliant Redskimmer that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Flame-Tailed Pondhawk (about 30%), Brown Setwing (about 20%) and Black Pondhawk (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 Soberanía National Park (34 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.
