Phaulacridium vittatum
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phaulacridium vittatum, the Wingless Grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Australia. Although commonly called the 'Wingless grasshopper', adults may be winged and therefore capable of flight. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wingless Grasshopper sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 213th most-seen of the 789 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wingless Grasshopper in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wingless 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 5 parks where we can rate Wingless Grasshopper sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%), Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Wingless 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 Australian Yellow-Winged Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wingless Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (22 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.
