Leptysma marginicollis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Leptysma marginicollis, the cattail toothpick grasshopper or slender locust, is a species of grasshopper. It has a very pointed head and flattened, sword-shaped antennae. Thus, it superficially resembles grasshoppers in the subfamily Gomphocerinae, but is easily distinguished by the presence of a spur, or spine, between the front legs. They are usually brownish with a white, yellow, or brown stripe from the eye to the base of the front legs. The head is as long as, or longer than, the prothorax. On top, the body may also be red or pink. The front wings are sharply pointed, extending 3-5mm beyond the tip of the abdomen. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 87th most-seen of the 496 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.
February and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Everglades National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Southern Green-Striped Grasshopper (about 20%), Cuban Bird Grasshopper (about 20%) and Long-Headed Toothpick Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (49 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.
