Neoerythromma cultellatum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Neoerythromma cultellatum, the Caribbean yellowface, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. The IUCN conservation status of Neoerythromma cultellatum is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Yellowface sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Yellowface in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, September–October and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Tortuguero National Park's wettest months, with about 530 mm of rain a month against 160 mm in March.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caribbean Yellowface sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Caribbean Yellowface sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%), Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Caribbean Yellowface that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Guatemalan Spinyneck (about 10%) and Blue-Winged Helicopter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Caribbean Yellowface is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (9 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.
