Chortophaga viridifasciata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Chortophaga viridifasciata, the green-striped grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America, ranging from British Columbia to the Gulf of Mexico (mostly east of the Rocky Mountains), south to Costa Rica.
Green-striped grasshoppers inhabit relatively moist areas of short grass, such as roadsides and hay meadows. The green-striped grasshopper is single-brooded in the North and west of the Great Plains but is multiple-brooded in the Southeast.
In the single-brooded range, green-striped grasshoppers' eggs are laid early in the summer season. These eggs hatch later in the same summer. The nymphs will molt three to four times before winter. The nymphs survive through the winter and then molt one or two more times to reach adulthood. C. viridifasciata is often the first grasshopper to appear in early spring because of its overwintering.
Green-striped grasshoppers typically have five instars during development. Their size ranges from 23 to 30 mm for males and 28 to 38 mm for females. Females are typically green and males are typically brown but there is... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Striped Grasshopper sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 74 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Striped Grasshopper in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Padre Island National Seashore's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 40 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-Striped 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 5 parks where we can rate Green-Striped Grasshopper sightings, Padre Island National Seashore has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 10%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Green-Striped Grasshopper that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are American Bird Grasshopper (about 20%) and Phaedrotettix accola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-Striped Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (6 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.
