Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus melaenus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hangzhou

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

21 Verified sightings at Hangzhou
70 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus melaenus, sometimes known as the black-kneed conehead or black-kneed meadow katydid is a species of Tettigoniidae found in China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, India, Indo-China and western Malesia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
3 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Hangzhou?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting in Hangzhou on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 172 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Hangzhou?

July and September–October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Hangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Hangzhou the best place to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid?

9th of 19

Of the 19 cities where we can rate Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings, Hangzhou ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 30%), Sendai (Japan, about 20%) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid live in Hangzhou?

Same family: Tettigoniidae

The closest relatives of the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid that you can see in Hangzhou (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Ruspolia lineosa (about 10%), Ducetia japonica (about 10%) and Tegra novaehollandiae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Hangzhou (21 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.

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