Genus

Dragonlets

Erythrodiplax

15 species in our catalog · found in 48 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusErythrodiplax (Dragonlets)

Species in this group

Erythrodiplax umbrata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Erythrodiplax berenice

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Erythrodiplax funerea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Erythrodiplax fusca

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Erythrodiplax kimminsi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Erythrodiplax minuscula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Erythrodiplax fervida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Erythrodiplax unimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythrodiplax nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythrodiplax basifusca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythrodiplax paraguayensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythrodiplax castanea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythrodiplax melanorubra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythrodiplax media

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Erythrodiplax atroterminata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dragonlets

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 15	~60%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~60%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 15	~60%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~40%
	Little Blue Dragonlet			~20%
	Seaside Dragonlet			~10%
3	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 15	~60%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~20%
	Chalk-Marked Dragonlet			~10%
4	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 15	~60%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~40%
	Seaside Dragonlet			~30%
	Little Blue Dragonlet			~10%
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 15	~50%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~30%
	Chalk-Marked Dragonlet			~20%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~20%
6	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3 of 15	~50%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~30%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~20%
7	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 15	~50%
	Seaside Dragonlet			~40%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Little Blue Dragonlet			~10%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 15	~40%
	Seaside Dragonlet			~30%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 15	~40%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~10%
10	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 15	~40%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
	Seaside Dragonlet			~20%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	6 of 15	~40%
	Erythrodiplax paraguayensis			~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
	Erythrodiplax melanorubra			~10%
	Erythrodiplax media			~10%
	Erythrodiplax atroterminata			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~40%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~40%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5 of 15	~30%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~10%
	Chalk-Marked Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
14	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 15	~30%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
	Erythrodiplax nigricans			~10%
15	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 15	~30%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~30%
16	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 15	~30%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
	Erythrodiplax paraguayensis			~10%
	Erythrodiplax atroterminata			~10%
	Erythrodiplax melanorubra			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 15	~30%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 15	~30%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~20%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 15	~30%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~20%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
20	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~20%
	Seaside Dragonlet			~20%
21	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 15	~20%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~10%
22	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~20%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
23	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~10%
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~20%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~20%
25	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~20%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
26	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 15	~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 15	~20%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~10%
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~20%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
29	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~20%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
30	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~20%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
31	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
32	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 15	~20%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~20%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
34	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~20%
	Plateau Dragonlet			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			<5%
35	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 15	~10%
	Scarlet Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
37	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
38	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	~10%
	White-Tailed Dragonlet			~10%
39	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			~10%
40	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
41	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Little Blue Dragonlet			~10%
42	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
43	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	~10%
	White-Tailed Dragonlet			~10%
44	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
45	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			~10%
46	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Plateau Dragonlet			~10%
47	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
48	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Seaside Dragonlet			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 15	~40%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~30%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
2	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 15	~30%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
	Little Blue Dragonlet			<5%
	Seaside Dragonlet			<5%
3	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~30%
4	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	4 of 15	~20%
	Erythrodiplax nigricans			~10%
	Erythrodiplax media			~10%
	Erythrodiplax melanorubra			<5%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			<5%
5	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~20%
	Erythrodiplax nigricans			~20%
6	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 15	~20%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			<5%
	Red-Mantled Dragonlet			<5%
7	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 15	~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
8	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
9	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
10	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 15	~20%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~20%
11	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
12	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
13	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			<5%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			<5%
	Erythrodiplax media			<5%
14	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
15	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 15	~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
16	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	2 of 15	~10%
	Plateau Dragonlet			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
17	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Plateau Dragonlet			<5%
18	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Little Blue Dragonlet			<5%
19	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 15	~10%
	Erythrodiplax nigricans			~10%
20	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
	Red-Faced Dragonlet			<5%
21	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
22	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
23	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 15	~10%
	Little Blue Dragonlet			~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			<5%
24	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~10%
	Erythrodiplax atroterminata			~10%
25	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
26	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
27	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 15	~10%
	Black-Winged Dragonlet			~10%
28	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Erythrodiplax media			~10%
29	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			<5%
30	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Band-Winged Dragonlet			<5%
31	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Seaside Dragonlet			<5%
32	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Seaside Dragonlet			<5%

Dragonlets

Species in this group

Band-Winged Dragonlet

Seaside Dragonlet

Black-Winged Dragonlet

Red-Faced Dragonlet

Chalk-Marked Dragonlet

Little Blue Dragonlet

Red-Mantled Dragonlet

White-Tailed Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax nigricans

Plateau Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax paraguayensis

Scarlet Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax melanorubra

Erythrodiplax media

Erythrodiplax atroterminata

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dragonlets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked