Black-Tipped Leafhopper

Black-Tipped Leafhopper

Bothrogonia ferruginea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tokyo

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

178 Verified sightings at Tokyo
12 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
2 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
4 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
6 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
7 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Tipped Leafhopper in Tokyo?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Leafhopper sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 178 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 1013 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-Tipped Leafhopper in Tokyo?

March–June and August–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Tipped Leafhopper in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Tipped Leafhopper?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Tipped Leafhopper 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 Tokyo the best place to see a Black-Tipped Leafhopper?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Black-Tipped Leafhopper sightings, Tokyo ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 20%).

Where does the Black-Tipped Leafhopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Tipped Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (178 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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