Suriname Grasshopper

Suriname Grasshopper

Tetrataenia surinama

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

29 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026
169 In all 5 parks
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Suriname Grasshopper

Tetrataenia surinama is a species of spur-throat toothpick grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in South America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~40%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Suriname Grasshopper in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Suriname Grasshopper sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 45 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Suriname Grasshopper in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

October

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Suriname Grasshopper in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, August and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Suriname Grasshopper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve the best place to see a Suriname Grasshopper?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Suriname Grasshopper sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Suriname Grasshopper live in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Suriname Grasshopper that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Abracris flavolineata (about 40%), Conspicuous Ommatolampis (about 30%) and Stenopola boliviana (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Suriname Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Suriname Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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