Melanoplus eumera
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Melanoplus eumera, the canyon grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Canyon Grasshopper sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Canyon Grasshopper in Guadalupe Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Canyon 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Canyon Grasshopper sightings, Guadalupe Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Canyon Grasshopper that you can see in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Rainbow Grasshopper (about 40%), Ebony Grasshopper (about 20%) and Pallid-Winged Grasshopper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Canyon Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (16 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.
