Schistocerca lineata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Schistocerca lineata, known generally as the spotted bird grasshopper or birdwing grasshopper, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. S. lineata can be found across North America, specifically in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
They can be found in a variety of habitats, but typically prefer dry to semi-dry environments with trees and shrubs, and are abundant in sandy areas. S. lineata has four described ecotypes: typical, brown, aposematic, and olive green. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Bird Grasshopper sighting in Zion National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 114 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.
August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Bird Grasshopper in Zion National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Bird Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Zion National Park, in our data
Zion National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted Bird Grasshopper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Bird Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Zion 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.
