Japanese Leafhopper

Japanese Leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Budapest

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

6 Verified sightings at Budapest
16 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Japanese Leafhopper

Orientus ishidae, the Japanese leafhopper or mosaic leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper belonging to the family Cicadellidae and subfamily Deltocephalinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
4 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
8 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Leafhopper in Budapest?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 342nd most-seen of the 404 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.

When is the best time to see a Japanese Leafhopper in Budapest?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Japanese Leafhopper?

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.

Is Budapest the best place to see a Japanese Leafhopper?

Among the best

Of the 23 cities where we can rate Japanese Leafhopper sightings, Budapest ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%), Munich (Germany, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).

Where does the Japanese Leafhopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Japanese Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (6 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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