Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust

Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust

Chloealtis abdominalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kluane National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

10 Verified sightings at Kluane National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust

Chloealtis abdominalis, the Rocky Mountain sprinkled locust, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust in Kluane National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust sighting in Kluane National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 39 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.

When is the best time to see a Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust in Kluane National Park?

July and August

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust in Kluane National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and September, the lowest months. January–February and November have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust?

Only Kluane National Park, in our data

Kluane National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rocky Mountain Sprinkled Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Kluane National Park (10 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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