Crimson Threadtail

Crimson Threadtail

Protoneura amatoria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Soberanía National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

11 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson Threadtail in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson Threadtail 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 107th 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.

When is the best time to see a Crimson Threadtail in Soberanía National Park?

August–September and December–April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson Threadtail in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Crimson Threadtail?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson Threadtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Crimson Threadtail?

Only Soberanía National Park, in our data

Soberanía National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Crimson Threadtail sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Crimson Threadtail live in Soberanía National Park?

Same family: Coenagrionidae

The closest relatives of the Crimson Threadtail 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.

Where does the Crimson Threadtail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Crimson Threadtail 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.

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