Melanoplus lakinus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Melanoplus lakinus, the lakin grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lakin Grasshopper sighting in Denver on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 170th most-seen of the 461 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lakin Grasshopper in Denver on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months.
Only Denver, in our data
Denver is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lakin Grasshopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Melanoplus
The closest relatives of the Lakin Grasshopper that you can see in Denver (genus Melanoplus, North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers) are Two-Striped Grasshopper (about 20%) 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 Lakin Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Denver (26 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.
