Zabalius ophthalmicus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Zabalius ophthalmicus, the blue-legged sylvan katydid, is a species of katydid found in southern, eastern and central Africa. It is common and widespread, leading the IUCN to classify it as least concern. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 109th most-seen of the 311 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.
February–July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid 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 3 cities where we can rate Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid sightings, Cape Town ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 10%) and Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid that you can see in Cape Town (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Garden Locust (about 10%) and Koppie Foam Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (30 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.
