Melanonotus powellorum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Melanonotus powellorum is a species of katydid in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It was described in 1975 from Monteverde, Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 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 Melanonotus powellorum sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Melanonotus powellorum in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melanonotus powellorum sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Melanonotus powellorum sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Melanonotus powellorum that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Rhinoceros Katydid (about 20%), Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 20%) and Lirometopum coronatum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melanonotus powellorum is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (28 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.
