Orientus ishidae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Orientus ishidae, the Japanese leafhopper or mosaic leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper belonging to the family Cicadellidae and subfamily Deltocephalinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 260th most-seen of the 1200 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese 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.
8th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Japanese Leafhopper sightings, Boston ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%), Munich (Germany, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Japanese Leafhopper that you can see in Boston (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 20%), Coppery Leafhopper (about 20%) and Versute Sharpshooter (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (57 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.
