Jikradia olitoria
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 517 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 1200 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.
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, 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.
Yes
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Coppery Leafhopper sightings, Boston has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come 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 Boston (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 20%), Versute Sharpshooter (about 20%) and Speckled Sharpshooter (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 Boston (517 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.
