Metrioptera saussuriana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Metrioptera saussuriana is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae. It is a high meadow species found on many mountains and low mountain ranges in southern Europe. Its range extends in the Iberian Peninsula from Portugal and Spain over the Pyrenees, southern France to the French and Swiss Jura and the southern and western Alps. Isolated populations are to be found in the Balearic Islands, in Corsica, Sardinia, some northwestern French islands and in central Europe near Salzburg. The species is missing in Germany. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 382nd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket sightings, Cévennes National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%), Vanoise National Park (France, about 20%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket that you can see in Cévennes National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Western Saddle Bush-Cricket (about 30%), Great Green Bush-Cricket (about 30%) and Wart-Biter (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (25 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.
