Scudderia mexicana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Scudderia mexicana, the Mexican bush katydid, is a species of phaneropterine katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. They are 30–38 mm in length and have slender wings. Nymphs have a horn between their antennae. They eat leaves, including big-leaf mahogany. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bush Katydid sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Bush Katydid in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Bush Katydid sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mexican Bush Katydid sightings, Saguaro National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Mexican Bush Katydid that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Common Short-Wing Katydid (about 10%) and Elegant Bush Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mexican Bush Katydid is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (7 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.
