Paraulacizes irrorata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Paraulacizes irrorata, the speckled sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae. They lay eggs in woody twigs, stems, or petioles, and their eggs can become infected by Gonatocerus fasciatus, which acts as a parasitoid. 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 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Sharpshooter sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 1200 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Sharpshooter in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Speckled Sharpshooter sightings, Boston has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Washington (United States, under 5%) and Philadelphia (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Sharpshooter 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 Speckled Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (106 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.
