Omocestus rufipes
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Omocestus rufipes, the woodland grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper belonging to subfamily Gomphocerinae. The Latin species name rufipes means red-footed, from rufus (red) + pes (foot), with reference to the color of the legs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Grasshopper sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 304th most-seen of the 381 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Grasshopper in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months. Those are among Barcelona's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woodland 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Woodland Grasshopper sightings, Barcelona ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Rome (Italy, about 10%), Milan (Italy, about 10%) and Porto (Portugal, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Woodland Grasshopper that you can see in Barcelona (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 20%), Migratory Locust (about 10%) and Lamenting Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Woodland Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Barcelona (6 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.
