Insara elegans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Insara elegans, the elegant bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Bush Katydid sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 144th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Bush Katydid in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elegant Bush Katydid 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Elegant Bush Katydid sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elegant Bush Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (15 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.
