Clear-Winged Grasshopper

Clear-Winged Grasshopper

Camnula pellucida

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Francisco

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

33 Verified sightings at San Francisco
156 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Clear-Winged Grasshopper

Camnula is a genus of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It contains one species, Camnula pellucida, the clearwinged grasshopper. This grasshopper is found in most of North America excluding some southeastern states. It can be a severe pest in grains and rangelands. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
10 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
11 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
3 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clear-Winged Grasshopper in San Francisco?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clear-Winged Grasshopper sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 287th most-seen of the 737 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 Clear-Winged Grasshopper in San Francisco?

Any time of year

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

What time of day is best to see a Clear-Winged Grasshopper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clear-Winged Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is San Francisco the best place to see a Clear-Winged Grasshopper?

5th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Clear-Winged Grasshopper sightings, San Francisco ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Edmonton (Canada, about 10%), Calgary (Canada, under 5%) and Sacramento (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Clear-Winged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clear-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (33 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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