Membracis mexicana
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Membracis mexicana is a species of treehopper within the family Membracidae. The species can be found distributed from California to Colombia and Ecuador. The coloration of adults is black with yellow markings on the body, whereas nymphs start out black before eventually becoming white with 3 black dots and a reddish belt separating thorax and abdomen. Adults are considered minor pests in crops such as Avocados. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Treehopper sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Treehopper in San Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among San Salvador's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Treehopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Mexican Treehopper sightings, San Salvador ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 40%), Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 30%) and Mexico City (México, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Mexican Treehopper that you can see in San Salvador (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Huaina inca (about 10%), Giant Cicada (about 10%) and Pachylis nervosus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Treehopper is recorded against all the insects logged in San Salvador (28 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.
