Jikradia olitoria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Jikradia olitoria, or the coppery leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper (family Cicadellidae) found mainly in eastern North America. The insect acts as a vector for the North American grapevine yellows. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 818 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 1807 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.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery Leafhopper in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coppery 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.
2nd of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Coppery Leafhopper sightings, Washington ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Boston (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Coppery Leafhopper that you can see in Washington (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Versute Sharpshooter (about 10%), Yellow-Striped Leafhopper (about 10%) and Broad-Headed Sharpshooter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coppery Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (818 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.
