Orange-Tipped Grasshopper

Orange-Tipped Grasshopper

Omocestus haemorrhoidalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cévennes National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

17 Verified sightings at Cévennes National Park From 2019 to 2026
95 In all 4 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange-Tipped Grasshopper

Omocestus haemorrhoidalis is a species belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across Europe. It inhabits low-vegetation, sandy to stony ground areas, also adjacent to grasslands Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper in Cévennes National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 619th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper in Cévennes National Park?

July to October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

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

Is Cévennes National Park the best place to see an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper?

4th of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Orange-Tipped Grasshopper sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%), Ecrins National Park (France, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).

Where does the Orange-Tipped Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tipped Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (17 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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