Ormenaria rufifascia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ormenaria rufifascia, the palm flatid planthopper, is a species of flatid planthopper in the family Flatidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Flatid Planthopper sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 189 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.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Flatid Planthopper in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in August to February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palm Flatid Planthopper 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Palm Flatid Planthopper sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palm Flatid Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (13 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.
