Spot-Tailed Dasher

Spot-Tailed Dasher

Micrathyria aequalis

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

25 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
60 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Spot-Tailed Dasher

Micrathyria aequalis, the spot-tailed dasher, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Micrathyria aequalis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
2 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spot-Tailed Dasher in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Tailed Dasher sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spot-Tailed Dasher in Soberanía National Park?

October and December–July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Tailed Dasher in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spot-Tailed Dasher?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-Tailed Dasher sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Soberanía National Park the best place to see a Spot-Tailed Dasher?

Among the best

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Spot-Tailed Dasher sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%) and Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 10%).

Where does the Spot-Tailed Dasher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spot-Tailed Dasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (25 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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