Anatya guttata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Blue-Eye sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 7 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Blue-Eye in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Blue-Eye 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 5 parks where we can rate Common Blue-Eye sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Common Blue-Eye that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Red-Mantled Dragonlet (about 20%), Gray-Waisted Skimmer (about 20%) and Tropical Woodskimmer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Blue-Eye is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (7 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.
