Anatya guttata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Blue-Eye sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Blue-Eye in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Blue-Eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Common Blue-Eye sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%), Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Common Blue-Eye 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 Common Blue-Eye is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (11 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.
