Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus melaenus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
70 In all 6 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus melaenus, sometimes known as the black-kneed conehead or black-kneed meadow katydid is a species of Tettigoniidae found in China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, India, Indo-China and western Malesia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
3 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 296 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.

When is the best time to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

September

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Kaeng Krachan National Park the best place to see a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid?

6th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 20%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same family: Tettigoniidae

The closest relatives of the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Leptoderes ornatipennis (about 10%) and Giant False-Leaf Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan 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.

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