Xyleus discoideus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xyleus discoideus sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 82 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Xyleus discoideus in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xyleus discoideus sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Xyleus discoideus sightings, Valencia, Venezuela has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%) and Recife (Brazil, about 20%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Xyleus discoideus that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Abracris flavolineata (about 40%), Ripipteryx rivularia (about 30%) and Philophyllia guttulata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xyleus discoideus is recorded against all the insects logged in Valencia, Venezuela (6 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.
