Genus

Speckled Dashers

Micrathyria

8 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusMicrathyria (Speckled Dashers)

Species in this group

Micrathyria debilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Micrathyria longifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Micrathyria aequalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micrathyria didyma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micrathyria atra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micrathyria hagenii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micrathyria venezuelae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micrathyria ocellata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Speckled Dashers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3 of 8	~40%
	Peten Dasher			~30%
	Spot-Tailed Dasher			~10%
	Three-Striped Dasher			~10%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 8	~20%
	Spot-Tailed Dasher			~10%
	Three-Striped Dasher			~10%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 8	~20%
	Forest Pond Dasher			~10%
	Black Dasher			~10%
	Square-Spotted Dasher			~10%
	Three-Striped Dasher			~10%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 8	~20%
	Three-Striped Dasher			~10%
	Thornbush Dasher			~10%
5	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 8	~20%
	Micrathyria longifasciata			~20%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~20%
	Spot-Tailed Dasher			~10%
	Square-Spotted Dasher			~10%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Black Dasher			~10%
8	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Three-Striped Dasher			~10%
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Black Dasher			~10%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Three-Striped Dasher			~10%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Spot-Tailed Dasher			~10%
12	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	<5%
	Thornbush Dasher			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 8	~10%
	Spot-Tailed Dasher			~10%
2	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~10%
	Three-Striped Dasher			~10%
3	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Spot-Tailed Dasher			~10%
	Three-Striped Dasher			<5%
4	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~10%
	Forest Pond Dasher			~10%
5	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 8	<5%
	Micrathyria longifasciata			<5%
6	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Thornbush Dasher			<5%
7	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Thornbush Dasher			<5%
8	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Thornbush Dasher			<5%

Speckled Dashers

Species in this group

Peten Dasher

Micrathyria longifasciata

Spot-Tailed Dasher

Three-Striped Dasher

Black Dasher

Thornbush Dasher

Forest Pond Dasher

Square-Spotted Dasher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Speckled Dashers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked