Micrathyria atra
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Dasher sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 98 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.
May and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Dasher in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Dasher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black Dasher sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Black Dasher that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Hercules Skimmer (about 20%), Carmine Skimmer (about 20%) and Red-Mantled Dragonlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Dasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (6 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.
