Paraulacizes irrorata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Paraulacizes irrorata, the speckled sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae. They lay eggs in woody twigs, stems, or petioles, and their eggs can become infected by Gonatocerus fasciatus, which acts as a parasitoid. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Sharpshooter sighting in Dallas on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1070th most-seen of the 1412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Sharpshooter in Dallas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Speckled Sharpshooter sightings, Dallas ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 10%), Washington (United States, under 5%) and Philadelphia (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Sharpshooter that you can see in Dallas (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (about 10%), Lateral-Lined Sharpshooter (about 10%) and Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Dallas (8 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.
