Paropomala pallida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Paropomala pallida, known generally as the pale toothpick grasshopper or desert toothpick grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Toothpick Grasshopper sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 211th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Toothpick Grasshopper in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Toothpick Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pale Toothpick Grasshopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Pale Toothpick Grasshopper that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Gray Bird Grasshopper (about 20%), Pallid-Winged Grasshopper (about 20%) and White-Lined Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Toothpick Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro 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.
