Membracis mexicana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Membracis mexicana is a species of treehopper within the family Membracidae. The species can be found distributed from California to Colombia and Ecuador. The coloration of adults is black with yellow markings on the body, whereas nymphs start out black before eventually becoming white with 3 black dots and a reddish belt separating thorax and abdomen. Adults are considered minor pests in crops such as Avocados. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Treehopper sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 46 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 July–August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Treehopper in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Treehopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Mexican Treehopper sightings, Cañón del Sumidero National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Mexican Treehopper that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Huaina inca (about 10%), Thasus acutangulus (about 10%) and Acanthocephala alata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Treehopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cañón del Sumidero 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.
