Metaleptea brevicornis
In 3 days ~10%
Metaleptea brevicornis, the clipped-wing grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper from North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clipped-Winged Grasshopper sighting in Houston on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 905th most-seen of the 1057 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clipped-Winged Grasshopper in Houston on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clipped-Winged Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Clipped-Winged Grasshopper sightings, Houston ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Washington (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Clipped-Winged 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 Clipped-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Houston (6 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.
