Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Winged Grasshopper in Berlin?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Winged Grasshopper sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 98 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th most-seen of the 1065 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Blue-Winged Grasshopper in Berlin?

Accepted Answer

July and August. In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Winged Grasshopper in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Winged Grasshopper?

Accepted Answer

Between 1 and 4 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Winged 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.

Question 4

Is Berlin the best place to see a Blue-Winged Grasshopper?

Accepted Answer

Among the best. Of the 22 cities where we can rate Blue-Winged Grasshopper sightings, Berlin ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Munich (Germany, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Blue-Winged Grasshopper live in Berlin?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Acrididae. The closest relatives of the Blue-Winged Grasshopper that you can see in Berlin (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Italian Locust (about 10%), Common Field Grasshopper (about 10%) and Meadow Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Blue-Winged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Blue-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (98 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~20%
2	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
4	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
5	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
6	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
7	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
8	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	~10%
2	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
3	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
4	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	~10%
5	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
7	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	~10%
8	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	~10%
9	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
10	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	~10%

Blue-Winged Grasshopper

About the Blue-Winged Grasshopper

Recent sightings of Blue-Winged Grasshopper in Berlin

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Berlin

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