Zabalius ophthalmicus
In 3 days ~20% 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 Durban on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 140th most-seen of the 401 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.
August–September and December–June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–November, 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.
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Of the 3 cities where we can rate Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%) and Cape Town (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Blue-Legged Sylvan Katydid that you can see in Durban (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Elegant Grasshopper (about 10%), Garden Locust (about 10%) and Catantops melanostictus (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 Durban (16 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.
