Neoxabea bipunctata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Neoxabea bipunctata, the two-spotted tree cricket, is a species of tree cricket in the family Oecanthidae. It is found in North America. 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 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Tree Cricket sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 480th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Two-Spotted Tree Cricket in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Two-Spotted Tree Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Two-Spotted Tree Cricket sightings, Boston ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Detroit (United States, under 5%), Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%) and Chicago (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Gryllidae
The closest relatives of the Two-Spotted Tree Cricket that you can see in Boston (family Gryllidae, True Crickets) are Jumping Bush Cricket (about 10%) and Narrow-Winged Tree Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Two-Spotted Tree Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (22 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.
