Spathosternum prasiniferum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Spathosternum prasiniferum is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya. Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spathosternum prasiniferum sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June, August–October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spathosternum prasiniferum in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spathosternum prasiniferum sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Spathosternum prasiniferum sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vadodara (India, about 20%) and Prayagraj (India, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Spathosternum prasiniferum that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Stenocatantops splendens (about 10%), Gesonula punctifrons (about 10%) and Carinate Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spathosternum prasiniferum is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (37 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.
