Minor Cicada

Minor Cicada

Platypedia minor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Francisco

In 3 days ~10%

8 Verified sightings at San Francisco
April Best month

About the Minor Cicada

Platypedia minor is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Minor Cicada in San Francisco?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Minor Cicada sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 577th most-seen of the 737 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Minor Cicada in San Francisco?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Minor Cicada in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see a Minor Cicada?

Only San Francisco, in our data

San Francisco is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Minor Cicada sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Minor Cicada live in San Francisco?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Minor Cicada that you can see in San Francisco (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Large Milkweed Bug (about 10%), Oleander Aphid (about 10%) and Small Milkweed Bug (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Minor Cicada sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Minor Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (8 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.

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