Dot-Winged Rubyspot

Dot-Winged Rubyspot

Hetaerina fuscoguttata

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

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

9 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
35 In all 3 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Dot-Winged Rubyspot in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-Winged Rubyspot sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th 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 Dot-Winged Rubyspot in Soberanía National Park?

February–March, August and October–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-Winged Rubyspot in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–July and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dot-Winged Rubyspot?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dot-Winged Rubyspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Soberanía National Park the best place to see a Dot-Winged Rubyspot?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Dot-Winged Rubyspot sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Dot-Winged Rubyspot live in Soberanía National Park?

Same genus: Hetaerina

The closest relatives of the Dot-Winged Rubyspot that you can see in Soberanía National Park (genus Hetaerina, Rubyspots) are Red-Striped Rubyspot (about 10%), River Rubyspot (about 10%) and Racket-Tipped Rubyspot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Dot-Winged Rubyspot sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dot-Winged Rubyspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (9 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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