Carolina Leafroller Cricket

Carolina Leafroller Cricket

Camptonotus carolinensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

18 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
25 In all 2 parks
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Carolina Leafroller Cricket

Camptonotus carolinensis, the Carolina leaf-roller, is a species of raspy cricket in the family Gryllacrididae. It is found in the eastern United States. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Carolina Leafroller Cricket in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carolina Leafroller Cricket sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 276th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Carolina Leafroller Cricket in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

October

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carolina Leafroller Cricket in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Carolina Leafroller Cricket?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Is Great Smoky Mountains National Park the best place to see a Carolina Leafroller Cricket?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Carolina Leafroller Cricket sightings, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Carolina Leafroller Cricket live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Same order: Orthoptera

The closest relatives of the Carolina Leafroller Cricket that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Common True Katydid (about 20%), Wingless Mountain Grasshopper (about 10%) and American Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Carolina Leafroller Cricket sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Carolina Leafroller Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (18 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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