Broad-Tipped Conehead

Broad-Tipped Conehead

Neoconocephalus triops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Austin

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

90 Verified sightings at Austin
60 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Broad-Tipped Conehead

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%
9 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-Tipped Conehead in Austin?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 315th most-seen of the 1624 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 Broad-Tipped Conehead in Austin?

February–April and August–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Broad-Tipped Conehead?

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.

Is Austin the best place to see a Broad-Tipped Conehead?

Among the best

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Broad-Tipped Conehead sightings, Austin ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 10%), Orlando (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Broad-Tipped Conehead sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broad-Tipped Conehead is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (90 verified sightings), 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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