Xiphelimum amplipennis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xiphelimum amplipennis sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xiphelimum amplipennis in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xiphelimum amplipennis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Xiphelimum amplipennis sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Xiphelimum amplipennis that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Meroncidius flavolimbatus (about 10%), Vellea cruenta (about 10%) and Enthephippion olivaceum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xiphelimum amplipennis is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
