Litaneutria chaparrali
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Litaneutria chaparrali is a small ground mantis in the family Amelidae, native to Southern California and Baja California. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Litaneutria chaparrali sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 379th most-seen of the 693 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Litaneutria chaparrali in San Diego on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only San Diego, in our data
San Diego is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Litaneutria chaparrali sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Mantodea
The closest relatives of the Litaneutria chaparrali that you can see in San Diego (order Mantodea, Mantises) are Arizona Mantis (about 10%) and Carolina Mantis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Litaneutria chaparrali is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (15 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.
