Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper

Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper

Goniaea opomaloides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

5 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
23 In all 2 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper

Goniaea opomaloides is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1870. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper in Blue Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 681st most-seen of the 789 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.

When is the best time to see a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper in Blue Mountains National Park?

March–May and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Blue Mountains National Park the best place to see a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Where does the Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (5 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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