Orphulella punctata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Orphulella punctata is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Americas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata sighting in San José on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 239 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.
January, March–April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orphulella punctata in San José on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–July and September–December, the lowest months. Those are among San José's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 300 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orphulella punctata sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Orphulella punctata sightings, San José ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%), Miami (United States, about 10%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Orphulella punctata that you can see in San José (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper (about 10%) and Abracris flavolineata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orphulella punctata is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (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.
