Neoconocephalus triops
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Neoconocephalus triops, the broad-tipped conehead, is a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-Tipped Conehead sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Broad-Tipped Conehead sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Broad-Tipped Conehead that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Graceful Meadow Katydid (about 10%) and Giant Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Broad-Tipped Conehead is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (10 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.
