Neoconocephalus triops
In 3 days ~10%
Neoconocephalus triops, the broad-tipped conehead, is a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 489th most-seen of the 693 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead in San Diego on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-Tipped Conehead sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
11th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Broad-Tipped Conehead sightings, San Diego ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 10%), Orlando (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Broad-Tipped Conehead is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (9 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.
