Gynacantha membranalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Saddled Darner sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 98 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Saddled Darner in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-Saddled Darner sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dark-Saddled Darner sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Dark-Saddled Darner that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) 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 Dark-Saddled Darner is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (12 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.
