Orphulella punctata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Orphulella punctata is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Americas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 826 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.
February, April, June and August–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May and July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orphulella punctata 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Orphulella punctata sightings, Miami ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orphulella punctata is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (131 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.
