Omocestus viridulus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Omocestus viridulus, known in the British Isles as the common green grasshopper, is a Palearctic species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae. Omocestus viridulus are usually green all over, but some may have brown coloration on the sides. In Scandinavia, they are usually green or light brown. The males do not have any red coloring on the abdomen and possess a noticeably long ovipositor, characteristics that help distinguish it from the similar species O. rufipes and O. haemorrhoidalis. The eyes of this species may be brown or yellow. The typical body length is 17–20 millimetres (0.67–0.79 in). They possess a strongly darkened region of the hind wing.
Omocestus viridulus typically lives in moderately wet regions around Europe except north of the Arctic Circle, and it is distributed widely over Britain. Its range extends east as far as Siberia and Mongolia. Their preferred habitat consists of areas with longer grass.
This species prefers to feed on the more common, abundant grass species and this may promote greater diversity of vegetation. O. viridulus feeds on grass from the genera Dactylis, Agrostis... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 6 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Grasshopper sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 169th most-seen of the 811 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.
June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Green Grasshopper in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Green Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Common Green Grasshopper sightings, Birmingham ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Common Green Grasshopper that you can see in Birmingham (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Common Field Grasshopper (about 20%), Meadow Grasshopper (about 10%) and Lesser Marsh Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Green Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (61 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.
