Genus

Setwings

Dythemis

6 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusDythemis (Setwings)

Species in this group

Dythemis sterilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dythemis nigra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dythemis nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dythemis velox

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dythemis fugax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dythemis maya

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Setwings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~40%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~20%
	Brown Setwing			~20%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~30%
	Brown Setwing			~20%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~20%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~30%
	Black Setwing			~20%
	Swift Setwing			~10%
	Checkered Setwing			~10%
4	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 6	~20%
	Brown Setwing			~20%
5	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	~20%
	Brown Setwing			~20%
6	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~20%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%
	Brown Setwing			~10%
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~20%
	Brown Setwing			~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~20%
	Brown Setwing			~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			<5%
9	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%
	Brown Setwing			~10%
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	~10%
	Brown Setwing			~10%
11	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 6	~10%
	Black Setwing			<5%
	Mayan Setwing			<5%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			<5%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 6	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%
14	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Swift Setwing			~10%
	Checkered Setwing			~10%
	Black Setwing			~10%
2	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~20%
	Brown Setwing			~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%
3	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Swift Setwing			~10%
	Checkered Setwing			<5%
4	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Black Setwing			~10%
	Swift Setwing			<5%
	Checkered Setwing			<5%
5	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			~10%
6	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 6	~10%
	Black Setwing			~10%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			<5%
7	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Black Setwing			~10%
	Swift Setwing			<5%
8	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Blue-Eyed Setwing			<5%
9	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Swift Setwing			<5%

Setwings

Species in this group

Brown Setwing

Blue-Eyed Setwing

Black Setwing

Swift Setwing

Checkered Setwing

Mayan Setwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Setwings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked