Acrodectes philopagus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Acrodectes is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There is one described species in Acrodectes, A. philopagus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Shieldback sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 84th most-seen of the 161 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Shieldback in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alpine Shieldback sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Alpine Shieldback sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Alpine Shieldback that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are California Chaparral Katydid (about 10%), Chaparral Shieldback (about 10%) and California Anglewing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alpine Shieldback is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (8 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.
