Broad-Tipped Conehead

Broad-Tipped Conehead

Neoconocephalus triops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Santo Domingo

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Santo Domingo
60 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Broad-Tipped Conehead

Neoconocephalus triops, the broad-tipped conehead, is a species of katydid in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
2 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%
9 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-Tipped Conehead in Santo Domingo?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Broad-Tipped Conehead in Santo Domingo?

December

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Tipped Conehead in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–June, August and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Broad-Tipped Conehead?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-Tipped Conehead sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Santo Domingo the best place to see a Broad-Tipped Conehead?

Yes

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Broad-Tipped Conehead sightings, Santo Domingo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Orlando (United States, about 10%) and Houston (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Broad-Tipped Conehead sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broad-Tipped Conehead is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (5 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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