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Melanoplus peninsularis
In 3 days ~10%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Melanoplus peninsularis sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 690th most-seen of the 826 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 Melanoplus peninsularis in Miami on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Miami, in our data
Miami is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Melanoplus peninsularis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Melanoplus peninsularis that you can see in Miami (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Cuban Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), Orphulella punctata (about 10%) and Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melanoplus peninsularis is recorded against all the insects logged in Miami (12 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.
