Orphulella punctata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Orphulella punctata is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Americas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 256th most-seen of the 378 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.
February and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orphulella punctata sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Orphulella punctata sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 30%) and Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Orphulella punctata that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Abracris flavolineata (about 20%), Microtylopteryx hebardi (about 20%) and Drymophilacris bimaculata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orphulella punctata is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (11 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.
