Homalodisca liturata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Homalodisca liturata, also known as the smoketree sharpshooter or the lacertate sharpshooter, is a species of leafhopper native to North America. The smoketree sharpshooter uses a number of host species but prefers desert smoketree (Psorothamnus spinosus) where available. This is a comparatively large leafhopper at approximately 13 millimeters long. It, like other species in its genus, is a known vector of Xylella fastidiosa. Acoustic signaling is known to occur in both male and female smoketree sharpshooters. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Las Vegas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smoketree Sharpshooter sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 232 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Smoketree Sharpshooter in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Mesa's driest months, with almost no rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smoketree Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Smoketree Sharpshooter sightings, Mesa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Phoenix (United States, about 10%) and Las Vegas (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smoketree Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (79 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.
