Melanoplus fasciatus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Melanoplus fasciatus, known generally as huckleberry grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the huckleberry spur-throat grasshopper and huckleberry locust. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Huckleberry Spur-Throat Grasshopper sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 830th most-seen of the 1200 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Huckleberry Spur-Throat Grasshopper in Boston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Boston, in our data
Boston is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Huckleberry Spur-Throat Grasshopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Melanoplus
The closest relatives of the Huckleberry Spur-Throat Grasshopper that you can see in Boston (genus Melanoplus, North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers) are Red-Legged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Differential Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Huckleberry Spur-Throat Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (8 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.
