Stenacris vitreipennis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Stenacris vitreipennis, known generally as the glassy-winged toothpick grasshopper or glassy-winged locust, is a species of spur-throat toothpick grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America and South America.
The average size of a male viteipennis is about 24–30 mm and that of a female is 27–40 mm. They have green to brownish green, long, slender, pointed head, sword-shaped antennae and spine beneath head in front of forelegs, distinguishing it from somewhat similar slant-faced grasshoppers, subfamily Gomphocerinae.
They are usually found in semiaquatic vegetation such as cattails (Typha spp.) and Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Glassy-Winged Toothpick Grasshopper sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 354th most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, June–July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glassy-Winged Toothpick Grasshopper in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glassy-Winged Toothpick 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Glassy-Winged Toothpick Grasshopper sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Glassy-Winged 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 Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glassy-Winged Toothpick Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (7 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.
