Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus melaenus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taipei

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

168 Verified sightings at Taipei
70 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
3 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Taipei?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 168 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Taipei?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Taipei on a given day, against about 10% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Taipei's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 90 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid?

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.

Is Taipei the best place to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid?

8th of 19

Of the 19 cities where we can rate Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings, Taipei ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 30%), Sendai (Japan, about 20%) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 20%).

Where does the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (168 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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