Jikradia olitoria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Jikradia olitoria, or the coppery leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper (family Cicadellidae) found mainly in eastern North America. The insect acts as a vector for the North American grapevine yellows. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 148 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 178th most-seen of the 1623 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper in New York City on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coppery 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.
10th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Coppery Leafhopper sightings, New York City ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 20%), Washington (United States, about 10%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Coppery Leafhopper that you can see in New York City (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Versute Sharpshooter (about 10%) and Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coppery Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in New York City (148 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.
