Pediodectes bruneri
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pediodectes bruneri, the bruner shieldback, is a species of shield-backed katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bruner Shieldback sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bruner Shieldback in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bruner Shieldback sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Big Bend National Park, in our data
Big Bend National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bruner Shieldback sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Bruner Shieldback that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Greater Arid-Land Katydid (about 10%), Mountain-Dwelling Short-Winged Katydid (about 10%) and Elegant Bush Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bruner Shieldback is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (13 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.
