Genus

Neotropical Darners

Rhionaeschna

9 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyAeshnidae (Darners)
GenusRhionaeschna (Neotropical Darners)

Species in this group

Rhionaeschna variegata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhionaeschna diffinis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhionaeschna biliosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhionaeschna multicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhionaeschna marchali

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhionaeschna californica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhionaeschna jalapensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Rhionaeschna galapagoensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rhionaeschna psilus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Neotropical Darners

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 9	~20%
	Rhionaeschna variegata			~20%
2	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 9	~10%
	Rhionaeschna variegata			~10%
3	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 9	~10%
	Rhionaeschna diffinis			~10%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	California Darner			~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
5	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~10%
	Rhionaeschna biliosa			~10%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 9	~10%
	Rhionaeschna marchali			~10%
8	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
9	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Black-Tailed Darner			~10%
10	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~10%
	Rhionaeschna galapagoensis			~10%
11	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Black-Tailed Darner			<5%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			<5%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	<5%
	Black-Tailed Darner			<5%
15	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Turquoise-Tipped Darner			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~20%
	Rhionaeschna marchali			~20%
2	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~20%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
	California Darner			~10%
3	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
4	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
	California Darner			~10%
5	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 9	~10%
	Rhionaeschna marchali			~10%
6	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
	Black-Tailed Darner			<5%
7	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
	California Darner			<5%
8	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
9	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
	California Darner			<5%
10	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
11	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
12	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
13	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 9	~10%
	Turquoise-Tipped Darner			~10%
14	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			~10%
15	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			<5%
16	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			<5%
17	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			<5%
18	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			<5%
19	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue-Eyed Darner			<5%

Neotropical Darners

Species in this group

Rhionaeschna variegata

Rhionaeschna diffinis

Rhionaeschna biliosa

Blue-Eyed Darner

Rhionaeschna marchali

California Darner

Black-Tailed Darner

Rhionaeschna galapagoensis

Turquoise-Tipped Darner

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Neotropical Darners

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked