Acrotylus patruelis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The slender burrowing grasshopper (Acrotylus patruelis) is a species of bandwing grasshopper found throughout Africa, southern Europe and southwestern Asia. It occurs in many dry open habitats with bare ground, such as savannah, grassland and Mediterranean shrubland. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Digging Grasshopper sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 118th most-seen of the 242 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 Slender Digging Grasshopper in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July and November–December, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Slender Digging Grasshopper sightings, Athens ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Algiers (Algeria, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Slender Digging Grasshopper that you can see in Athens (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 30%), Lamenting Grasshopper (about 10%) and Blue-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slender Digging Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (8 verified sightings), 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.
