Ferguson Squathopper

Ferguson Squathopper

Messena sinuata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kochi

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

21 Verified sightings at Kochi
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Ferguson Squathopper in Kochi?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ferguson Squathopper sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Ferguson Squathopper in Kochi?

December to July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ferguson Squathopper in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in August to November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Ferguson Squathopper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ferguson Squathopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kochi the best place to see a Ferguson Squathopper?

5th of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Ferguson Squathopper sightings, Kochi ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bengaluru (India, about 20%), Coimbatore (India, about 20%) and Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Ferguson Squathopper live in Kochi?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Ferguson Squathopper that you can see in Kochi (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Kalidasa lanata (about 10%), Phymatostetha deschampsi (about 10%) and Black Planthopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ferguson Squathopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ferguson Squathopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (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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