Rhitzala modesta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Rhitzala is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is one described species in Rhitzala, R. modesta, found in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Heath Grasshopper sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 456th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Heath Grasshopper in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-Winged Heath 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Short-Winged Heath Grasshopper sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Short-Winged Heath Grasshopper that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Giant Green Slantface (about 10%), Golden Bandwing (about 10%) and Wingless Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-Winged Heath Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (8 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.
