Japanese Leafhopper

Japanese Leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Munich

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

22 Verified sightings at Munich
16 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Japanese Leafhopper

Orientus ishidae, the Japanese leafhopper or mosaic leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper belonging to the family Cicadellidae and subfamily Deltocephalinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
4 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
6 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
7 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
8 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Leafhopper in Munich?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper sighting in Munich on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 127th most-seen of the 521 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 Japanese Leafhopper in Munich?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper in Munich on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. That is one of Munich's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Japanese Leafhopper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Leafhopper 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 Munich the best place to see a Japanese Leafhopper?

Among the best

Of the 23 cities where we can rate Japanese Leafhopper sightings, Munich ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%).

Where does the Japanese Leafhopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Japanese Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Munich (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.

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