Ornate Planthopper

Ornate Planthopper

Liburniella ornata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

40 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
48 In all 2 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ornate Planthopper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Planthopper sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Ornate Planthopper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Planthopper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Ornate Planthopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ornate Planthopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Great Smoky Mountains National Park the best place to see an Ornate Planthopper?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ornate Planthopper sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Ornate Planthopper live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Ornate Planthopper that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (about 20%), Kudzu Bug (about 20%) and Acanthocephala terminalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ornate Planthopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ornate Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (40 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.

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