Achurum carinatum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Achurum carinatum, the long-headed toothpick grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. The Longheaded Toothpick Grasshopper is a small, cryptic grasshopper of the family Acrididae (subfamily Gomphocerinae) that is native to the southeast United States. These grasshoppers resemble the grasses in which they're found, with long, slender bodies, slanted faces, flat antennae, and reduced wings. These grasshoppers are flightless and have some variation in color, some having green or even black spots. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 262 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in September to November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (about 10%), Cuban Bird Grasshopper (about 10%) and Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (25 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.
