What are the chances of seeing an Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket in Rome?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 214th most-seen of the 289 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.
When is the best time to see an Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket in Rome?
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Where else can you see an Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket?
Only Rome, in our data
Rome is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket live in Rome?
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket that you can see in Rome (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Great Green Bush-Cricket (about 10%), Mediterranean Katydid (about 10%) and White-Faced Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Italian Long-Legged Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Rome (6 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.