Austracris guttulosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) is a native Australian locust species in the family Acrididae. It is an agricultural pest in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria South Australia and Western Australia. The most significant recent outbreak was in central western Queensland in 2010. In north Australian savannas it remains a solitary species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-Throated Locust 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 October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-Throated Locust in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spur-Throated Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Spur-Throated Locust sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 20%), Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Spur-Throated Locust 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 Spur-Throated Locust 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.
