Black-Tipped Leafhopper

Black-Tipped Leafhopper

Bothrogonia ferruginea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hong Kong

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

19 Verified sightings at Hong Kong
12 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
2 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
4 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
6 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
7 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Tipped Leafhopper in Hong Kong?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Leafhopper sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 467th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Tipped Leafhopper in Hong Kong?

April and August–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Leafhopper in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Tipped Leafhopper?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Tipped Leafhopper 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 Hong Kong the best place to see a Black-Tipped Leafhopper?

6th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Black-Tipped Leafhopper sightings, Hong Kong ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 20%), Tokyo (Japan, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, about 10%).

Where does the Black-Tipped Leafhopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Tipped Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (19 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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