Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper

Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper

Eritettix abortivus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Antonio

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at San Antonio
December Best month

About the Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper

Eritettix abortivus, known generally as the Texas short-winged slant-face grasshopper or Texas short-wing slantfaced grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper in San Antonio?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 581st most-seen of the 697 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.

When is the best time to see a Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper in San Antonio?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper in San Antonio on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see a Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper?

Only San Antonio, in our data

San Antonio is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper live in San Antonio?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face 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.

Where does the Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Texas Short-Winged Slant-Face Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (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.

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