Conocephalus melaenus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Conocephalus melaenus, sometimes known as the black-kneed conehead or black-kneed meadow katydid is a species of Tettigoniidae found in China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, India, Indo-China and western Malesia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guiyang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Sendai | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Fuzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting in Sendai on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 128 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.
August to October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Sendai on a given day, against under 5% in December to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings, Sendai ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 30%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid that you can see in Sendai (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Euconocephalus varius (about 10%), Ruspolia lineosa (about 10%) and Black-Footed Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Sendai (17 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.
