Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid

Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid

Scudderia furcata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Seattle

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

8 Verified sightings at Seattle
September Best month

About the Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid

Scudderia furcata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera ("grasshoppers, crickets, katydids"). A common name for Scudderia furcata is fork-tailed bush katydid. The distribution range of Scudderia furcata includes North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid in Seattle?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid sighting in Seattle on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 306th most-seen of the 428 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.

When is the best time to see a Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid in Seattle?

September

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid in Seattle on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Seattle's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 190 mm in November.

Is Seattle the best place to see a Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid?

13th of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid sightings, Seattle ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Dallas (United States, about 10%), Austin (United States, about 10%) and Vancouver (Canada, under 5%).

Where does the Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fork-Tailed Bush Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Seattle (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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