Aidemona azteca
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Aidemona azteca, the Aztec spur-throat, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 697 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper sightings, San Antonio ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 30%), Austin (United States, about 10%) and San José (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper that you can see in San Antonio (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Differential Grasshopper (about 10%), Gray Bird Grasshopper (about 10%) and Obscure Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aztec Spur-Throated Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (124 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.
