Hortensia similis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Leafhopper sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 323rd most-seen of the 506 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, July, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Leafhopper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Green Leafhopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Green Leafhopper sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Common Green Leafhopper that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Graphocephala distanti (about 10%), Graphocephala albomaculata (about 10%) and Barbinolla costaricensis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Green Leafhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (8 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.
