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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 188th most-seen of the 232 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.
January, July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in February–June, August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper sightings, Mesa has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Phoenix (United States, under 5%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper that you can see in Mesa (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Small Milkweed Bug (about 30%), Leafhopper Assassin Bug (about 20%) and Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (6 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.
