Orphulella punctata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Orphulella punctata is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Americas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 161st most-seen of the 558 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in June to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orphulella punctata sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Orphulella punctata sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%) and Miami (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Orphulella punctata that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Ronderosia bergii (about 10%), Schistocerca flavofasciata (about 10%) and Amblytropidia australis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orphulella punctata is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (65 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.
