Red-Eyed Planthopper

Red-Eyed Planthopper

Lystra lanata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Belém

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

7 Verified sightings at Belém
27 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Red-Eyed Planthopper

Lystra lanata is a planthopper species in the genus Lystra. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus by its basionym Cicada lanata. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-Eyed Planthopper in Belém?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Eyed Planthopper sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 26 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.

When is the best time to see a Red-Eyed Planthopper in Belém?

August and December–February

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Eyed Planthopper in Belém on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Red-Eyed Planthopper?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Eyed Planthopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Belém the best place to see a Red-Eyed Planthopper?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Red-Eyed Planthopper sightings, Belém has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Manaus (Brazil, about 20%).

Where does the Red-Eyed Planthopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-Eyed Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Belém (7 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.

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