Jikradia olitoria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Jikradia olitoria, or the coppery leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper (family Cicadellidae) found mainly in eastern North America. The insect acts as a vector for the North American grapevine yellows. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper sighting in Baltimore on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 64th most-seen of the 705 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper in Baltimore on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coppery Leafhopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Coppery Leafhopper sightings, Baltimore ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 20%), Washington (United States, about 10%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Coppery Leafhopper that you can see in Baltimore (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Versute Sharpshooter (about 10%), Broad-Headed Sharpshooter (about 10%) and Japanese Leafhopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coppery Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Baltimore (68 verified sightings), 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.
