Cyrtophyllicus chlorum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cyrtophyllicus is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There is one described species in Cyrtophyllicus, C. chlorum. 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 a Chaparral Shieldback sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th 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.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chaparral Shieldback in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chaparral Shieldback sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chaparral Shieldback sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Yosemite National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Chaparral Shieldback that you can see in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are California Chaparral Katydid (about 10%), Alpine 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 Chaparral Shieldback is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (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.
