Amblytropidia mysteca
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Amblytropidia mysteca, the brown winter grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America. 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 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Winter Grasshopper sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 633rd most-seen of the 1057 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 Brown Winter Grasshopper in Houston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Winter Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Brown Winter Grasshopper sightings, Houston ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Miami (United States, under 5%) and Mexico City (México, under 5%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Brown Winter Grasshopper that you can see in Houston (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Obscure Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), Differential Grasshopper (about 10%) and American Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Winter Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (13 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.
