Sibovia occatoria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Sibovia occatoria, commonly known as the yellow-striped leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae. It is native to North and Central America, from the United States to El Salvador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Striped Leafhopper sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 1,213 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Striped Leafhopper in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Striped Leafhopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Yellow-Striped Leafhopper sightings, Washington has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Baltimore (United States, under 5%) and Houston (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Striped Leafhopper that you can see in Washington (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Versute Sharpshooter (about 10%), Coppery 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 Yellow-Striped Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (1,213 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.
