Hesperotettix viridis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Hesperotettix viridis, known generally as the snakeweed grasshopper or meadow purple-striped 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 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Snakeweed Grasshopper sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Snakeweed Grasshopper in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Snakeweed Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Snakeweed Grasshopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Snakeweed 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 Snakeweed Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (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.
