Sibovia occatoria
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Striped Leafhopper sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Striped Leafhopper in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, 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 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-Striped Leafhopper sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, under 5%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Striped Leafhopper that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Tylozygus geometricus (about 10%), Coppery Leafhopper (about 10%) and Versute 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park (109 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.
