Melanonotus powellorum
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Melanonotus powellorum is a species of katydid in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It was described in 1975 from Monteverde, Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Melanonotus powellorum sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 95 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Melanonotus powellorum in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in September and October, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melanonotus powellorum sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Melanonotus powellorum sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Melanonotus powellorum that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Rhinoceros Katydid (about 30%), Mimetica incisa (about 20%) and Moncheca elegans (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melanonotus powellorum is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (95 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.
