Zammara tympanum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Shield Cicada sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 132 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Shield Cicada in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–November, the lowest months. That is one of Tijuca National Park's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 40 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Shield Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Green Shield Cicada sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Shield Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Tijuca National Park (17 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.
