Orphulella punctata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 77 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Biotopo Cerro Cahuí's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 25 mm in March.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Orphulella punctata sightings, Biotopo Cerro Cahuí ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 30%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Orphulella punctata that you can see in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper (about 30%) and Abracris flavolineata (about 20%), 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 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (7 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.
