Mimetica incisa
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Mimetica incisa is a species of katydid described by Stål in 1875. Mimetica incisa was first scientifically described by Carl Stål in the genus Cycloptera, with the name Cycloptera incisa. Stål published his description in an article in the Appendix to the Proceedings of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1875, along with descriptions of many other new species. He discovered M. incisa in Chiriquí Province, in western Panamá.
In 1898 Henri de Saussure and Alphonse Pictet described what they considered a new species of katydid and named it Mimetica marmorata. The description was based on specimens collected in Cachí, Costa Rica and Tolé District in Chiruquí, Panama. In 1924, however, Paul Vignon synonymized M. marmorata with Cycloptera incsia. Stål's species was given taxonomic priority but was transferred to the genus Mimetica, thus yielding two synonyms: C. incisa (homotypic) and M. marmorata (heterotypic).
American entomologist Morgan Hebard later suggested in a 1927 paper that M. marmorata might be synonymous with Mimetica viridifolia. Hebard noted that the degree of individual variation in the species was not well understood, nor was the degree of sexual dimorphism... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mimetica incisa sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 86 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.
January and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mimetica incisa in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mimetica incisa 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 8 parks where we can rate Mimetica incisa sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mimetica incisa is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (86 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.
