Stethophyma gracile
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Stethophyma gracile, known generally as the Graceful Sedge Grasshopper or Northern Sedge Grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Graceful Sedge Grasshopper sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Graceful Sedge Grasshopper in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. That is one of Elk Island National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Graceful Sedge 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.
Only Elk Island National Park, in our data
Elk Island National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Graceful Sedge Grasshopper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Graceful Sedge Grasshopper that you can see in Elk Island National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Two-Striped Grasshopper (about 40%), Carolina Grasshopper (about 10%) and Marsh Meadow Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Graceful Sedge Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Elk Island National Park (11 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.
