What are the chances of seeing a Madagena restricta in Ranomafana National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Madagena restricta sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 68 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Madagena restricta in Ranomafana National Park?
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Madagena restricta in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August–September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's wettest months, with about 430 mm of rain against 80 mm in September.
What time of day is best to see a Madagena restricta?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagena restricta sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Madagena restricta?
Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data
Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madagena restricta sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Madagena restricta live in Ranomafana National Park?
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Madagena restricta that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Madranga segnita (about 20%) and Macumada tergiplagatula (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Madagena restricta sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagena restricta is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (5 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.