Insara elegans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Insara elegans, the elegant bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Bush Katydid sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 232 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.
May to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Bush Katydid in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in February to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elegant Bush Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Elegant Bush Katydid sightings, Mesa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Phoenix (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Elegant Bush Katydid that you can see in Mesa (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Pallid-Winged Grasshopper (about 30%), Gray Bird Grasshopper (about 20%) and Tropical House Cricket (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elegant Bush Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (22 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.
