Japanese Broadwinged Katydid

Japanese Broadwinged Katydid

Holochlora japonica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hong Kong

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

13 Verified sightings at Hong Kong
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Japanese Broadwinged Katydid

Holochlora japonica, the Japanese broadwinged katydid, is a species of katydid or bush cricket native to eastern Asia in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae. The Japanese broadwinged katydid was first described in 1878 by Swiss entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in his Monographie der Phaneropteriden. The type locality is in Japan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
2 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
4 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Broadwinged Katydid in Hong Kong?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Broadwinged Katydid sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 613th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Japanese Broadwinged Katydid in Hong Kong?

July and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Broadwinged Katydid in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Japanese Broadwinged Katydid?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Broadwinged Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Hong Kong the best place to see a Japanese Broadwinged Katydid?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Japanese Broadwinged Katydid sightings, Hong Kong ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nagoya (Japan, about 10%), Tokyo (Japan, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Japanese Broadwinged Katydid live in Hong Kong?

Same family: Tettigoniidae

The closest relatives of the Japanese Broadwinged Katydid that you can see in Hong Kong (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid (about 10%) and Lipotactes sinicus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Japanese Broadwinged Katydid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Japanese Broadwinged Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (13 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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