Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Boston

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

61 Verified sightings at Boston
August Best month

About the Say's Trig

Anaxipha exigua is a cricket in the genus Anaxipha ("brown trigs"), in the subfamily Trigonidiinae ("winged bush crickets, trigs"). Common names are "Say's trig" and "Say's bush cricket". The distribution range of Anaxipha exigua includes the Caribbean and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Say's Trig in Boston?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Say's Trig sighting in Boston on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 227th most-seen of the 1200 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Say's Trig in Boston?

August to October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Say's Trig in Boston on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months.

Is Boston the best place to see a Say's Trig?

Yes

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Say's Trig sightings, Boston has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, under 5%) and New York City (United States, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Say's Trig live in Boston?

Same family: Trigonidiidae

The closest relatives of the Say's Trig that you can see in Boston (family Trigonidiidae, Trigs, Sword-tailed Crickets, and Ground Crickets) are Red-Headed Bush Cricket (about 20%) and Columbian Trig (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Say's Trig sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Say's Trig is recorded against all the insects logged in Boston (61 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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