Handsome Florida Grasshopper

Handsome Florida Grasshopper

Eotettix signatus

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Big Cypress National Preserve

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Big Cypress National Preserve From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Handsome Florida Grasshopper

Eotettix signatus, the handsome Florida grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Handsome Florida Grasshopper in Big Cypress National Preserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Florida Grasshopper sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 262 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.

When is the best time to see a Handsome Florida Grasshopper in Big Cypress National Preserve?

April and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Florida Grasshopper in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Handsome Florida Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Handsome Florida Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Handsome Florida Grasshopper?

Only Big Cypress National Preserve, in our data

Big Cypress National Preserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Handsome Florida Grasshopper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Handsome Florida Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Handsome Florida Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (6 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.

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