Neoerythromma cultellatum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Neoerythromma cultellatum, the Caribbean yellowface, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Neoerythromma cultellatum is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Yellowface sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 253 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Yellowface in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and December, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 350 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caribbean Yellowface 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 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Caribbean Yellowface sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Caribbean Yellowface that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Blue-Winged Helicopter (about 30%), Oculate Dancer (about 20%) and Purple Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Caribbean Yellowface is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (40 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.
