Diapheromera velii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Diapheromera velii, the prairie walkingstick, is a species of walkingstick in the family Diapheromeridae. 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.
No species of the same family or order lives in Big Bend National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Prairie Walkingstick sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, 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 Prairie Walkingstick in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and November, the lowest months. That is one of Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 10 mm in April.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Prairie Walkingstick 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.
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 Prairie Walkingstick sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Prairie Walkingstick is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (21 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.
