Tanaocerus koebelei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tanaocerus koebelei, or Koebele's desert long-horned grasshopper, is a species of desert long-horned grasshopper in the family Tanaoceridae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Long-Horned Grasshopper sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 190 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Long-Horned Grasshopper in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Desert Long-Horned 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Desert Long-Horned Grasshopper sightings, Joshua Tree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Death Valley National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Desert Long-Horned Grasshopper that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Pallid-Winged Grasshopper (about 30%), Cream Grasshopper (about 20%) and Gray Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Desert Long-Horned Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree 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.
