Scudderia mexicana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Scudderia mexicana, the Mexican bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. They are 30–38 mm in length and have slender wings. Nymphs have a horn between their antennae. They eat leaves, including big-leaf mahogany. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bush Katydid sighting in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 117th most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July, September–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bush Katydid in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June, August and November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Bush Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mexican Bush Katydid sightings, Channel Islands National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Saguaro National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Mexican Bush Katydid that you can see in Channel Islands National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Pallid-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), Gray Bird Grasshopper (about 10%) and Gammarotettix genitalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Bush Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Channel Islands National Park (5 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.
