Scudderia mexicana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Scudderia mexicana, the Mexican bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. They are 30–38 mm in length and have slender wings. Nymphs have a horn between their antennae. They eat leaves, including big-leaf mahogany. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bush Katydid sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 145 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 693 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and June–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bush Katydid in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in May and December–March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Bush Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mexican Bush Katydid sightings, San Diego has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Angeles (United States, under 5%) and San Francisco (United States, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Bush Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in San Diego (145 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.
