Melanonotus powellorum
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Melanonotus powellorum is a species of katydid in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. It was described in 1975 from Monteverde, Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melanonotus powellorum sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 98 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Melanonotus powellorum in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melanonotus powellorum sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Melanonotus powellorum sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Melanonotus powellorum that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Rhinoceros Katydid (about 30%), Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 20%) and Moss Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melanonotus powellorum is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (9 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.
