Conocephalus melaenus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guiyang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Sendai | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Nanjing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Fuzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 149th most-seen of the 221 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Khao Yai National Park's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 15 mm in December.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 5th 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%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Eucoptacra binghami (about 10%), Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 10%) and Rufous-Legged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Kneed Meadow Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (6 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.
