Orientus ishidae
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Orientus ishidae, the Japanese leafhopper or mosaic leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper belonging to the family Cicadellidae and subfamily Deltocephalinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 408th most-seen of the 1689 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper in Toronto on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Leafhopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
19th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Japanese Leafhopper sightings, Toronto ranks 19th at under 5%. The best odds are in Berlin (Germany, about 10%), Munich (Germany, about 10%) and Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Japanese Leafhopper that you can see in Toronto (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 10%) and Coppery Leafhopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (44 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.
