Small Gold Grasshopper

Small Gold Grasshopper

Euthystira brachyptera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

56 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
289 In all 9 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Small Gold Grasshopper

Euthystira brachyptera, the small gold grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~30%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
3 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
8 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
9 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Gold Grasshopper in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Gold Grasshopper sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Small Gold Grasshopper in Bavarian Forest National Park?

June to October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Gold Grasshopper in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small Gold Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Gold 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.

Is Bavarian Forest National Park the best place to see a Small Gold Grasshopper?

5th of 9

Of the 9 parks where we can rate Small Gold Grasshopper sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 30%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Small Gold Grasshopper live in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Small Gold Grasshopper that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Meadow Grasshopper (about 10%), Rufous Grasshopper (about 10%) and Common Field Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Small Gold Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Gold Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (56 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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