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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stanford's Whitefly sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 164th most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stanford's Whitefly in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stanford's Whitefly 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 2 parks where we can rate Stanford's Whitefly sightings, Joshua Tree National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Stanford's Whitefly that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Western Leaf-Footed Bug (about 20%), Oak Wax Scale (about 20%) and California Bordered Plant Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stanford's Whitefly is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree National Park (5 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.
