Pale Clouded Grasshopper

Pale Clouded Grasshopper

Nebulatettix pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Death Valley National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Death Valley National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pale Clouded Grasshopper

Nebulatettix pallidus is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in western North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Clouded Grasshopper in Death Valley National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Clouded Grasshopper sighting in Death Valley National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 108 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pale Clouded Grasshopper in Death Valley National Park?

February to April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Clouded Grasshopper in Death Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pale Clouded Grasshopper?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Clouded Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Pale Clouded Grasshopper?

Only Death Valley National Park, in our data

Death Valley National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pale Clouded Grasshopper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Pale Clouded Grasshopper live in Death Valley National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Pale Clouded Grasshopper that you can see in Death Valley National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Pallid-Winged Grasshopper (about 40%) and Alkali Grasshopper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pale Clouded Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pale Clouded Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Death Valley National Park (6 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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