Gryllotalpa orientalis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Gryllotalpa orientalis is a species of mole cricket in the family Gryllotalpidae, commonly known as the oriental mole cricket. It is found in much of Asia and Australasia. At one time, this species was misidentified as G. africana and thought to have a widespread distribution in both Africa and Asia, but in the 1980s, G. orientalis was recognised as a separate species. It is a polyphagous pest, damaging crops by gnawing their roots.
This mole cricket is plump, yellowish-brown, and paler beneath, and about 20 mm long. It has short filiform antennae, fore legs designed for digging, and a large, oblong pronotum. The wings project slightly from beneath the fore wings. After mating underground, the female builds a nesting chamber deep in the soil and lays about 200 oval eggs that hatch after 10 days. The nymphs remain in their nest for the first 2-3 weeks, guarded by the female. A newly hatched nymph has a blueish-white prothorax and legs. Later instars are grayish-black with white markings, and the last nymphal stage is similar to the adult and exhibits short wing pads. The whole lifecycle lasts for 1-3 years depending on the climatic conditions. The adults... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Mole Cricket sighting in Daejeon on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 53 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September–October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Mole Cricket in Daejeon on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. Those are among Daejeon's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Oriental Mole Cricket sightings, Daejeon has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sapporo (Japan, about 10%) and Nagoya (Japan, about 10%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Oriental Mole Cricket that you can see in Daejeon (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Oriental Longheaded Locust (about 30%), Gampsocleis ussuriensis (about 20%) and Carinate Locust (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oriental Mole Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Daejeon (11 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.
