Paroxya clavuligera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Paroxya clavuligera, the olive-green swamp grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the southern and eastern United States. 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 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 220th 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.
April and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper in Big Cypress National Preserve on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper sightings, Big Cypress National Preserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper that you can see in Big Cypress National Preserve (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper (about 20%), Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (about 10%) and Cuban Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Cypress National Preserve (5 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.
