What are the chances of seeing a Requena verticalis in Perth?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Requena verticalis sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Requena verticalis in Perth?
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Requena verticalis in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Perth's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 130 mm in July.
Where else can you see a Requena verticalis?
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Requena verticalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Requena verticalis live in Perth?
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Requena verticalis that you can see in Perth (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Kings Park Stick Katydid (about 10%) and Tympanophora andreae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Requena verticalis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Requena verticalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (89 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.