What are the chances of seeing a Leprous Grasshopper in Guayaquil?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leprous Grasshopper sighting in Guayaquil on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 30 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Leprous Grasshopper in Guayaquil?
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Leprous Grasshopper in Guayaquil on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Guayaquil's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against almost none in September.
Where else can you see a Leprous Grasshopper?
Only Guayaquil, in our data
Guayaquil is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Leprous Grasshopper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Leprous Grasshopper live in Guayaquil?
Same family: Romaleidae
The closest relatives of the Leprous Grasshopper that you can see in Guayaquil (family Romaleidae, Lubber Grasshoppers) are Giant Red-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Agriacris aequatoriana (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Leprous Grasshopper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leprous Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Guayaquil (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.