Heteragrion erythrogastrum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Heteragrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Heteragrionidae. The genus contains the following species: The genus name Heteragrion is derived from the Greek ἕτερος (heteros, "different" or "other") and Agrion, a historical name widely used for damselflies. The name may be interpreted as "the different damselfly", reflecting its distinct appearance among the genera known to Sélys. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-And-Black Flatwing sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 13 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 Red-And-Black Flatwing in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July–August and November–December, 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 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-And-Black Flatwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Red-And-Black Flatwing sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Red-And-Black Flatwing that you can see in Soberanía National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Flame-Tailed Pondhawk (about 30%), Blue-Winged Helicopter (about 30%) and Brown Setwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-And-Black Flatwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (13 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.
