Oxya yezoensis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Oxya yezoensis is a species of rice-field grasshopper native to Japan. Referred to in Japanese as kobane-inago, it is a popular species of food insect, and is commonly cooked with soy sauce, sugar and sweet wine. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oxya yezoensis sighting in Nagoya on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 116th most-seen of the 195 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Oxya yezoensis in Nagoya on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months. That is one of Nagoya's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 75 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Oxya yezoensis sightings, Nagoya has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sapporo (Japan, about 10%) and Sendai (Japan, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Oxya yezoensis that you can see in Nagoya (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Oriental Longheaded Locust (about 40%), Patanga japonica (about 30%) and Migratory Locust (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oxya yezoensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Nagoya (10 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.
