Graphocephala versuta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Graphocephala versuta is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae. 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 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Versute Sharpshooter sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 822 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.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Versute Sharpshooter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Versute Sharpshooter sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Versute Sharpshooter sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, under 5%).
Same genus: Graphocephala
The closest relatives of the Versute Sharpshooter that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (genus Graphocephala) are Rhododendron Leafhopper (about 10%) and Red-Banded Leafhopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Versute Sharpshooter is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (79 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.
