Orientus ishidae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 287th most-seen of the 580 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Leafhopper in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in October 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.
Among the best
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Japanese Leafhopper sightings, Warsaw ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. 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 Warsaw (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Penthimia nigra (about 10%) and Rhododendron 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 Warsaw (12 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.
