Slender Groundhopper

Slender Groundhopper

Tetrix subulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Birmingham

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

34 Verified sightings at Birmingham
38 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Slender Groundhopper

Tetrix subulata is the type species of groundhopper in the genus Tetrix, known as the slender ground-hopper, awl-shaped pygmy grasshopper and the slender grouse locust. It is found across the Palearctic: in North America, across much of Europe and Asia, from the British Isles east to Siberia, and to the southern parts of North Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
<5%
7 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
8 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
9 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Slender Groundhopper in Birmingham?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Groundhopper sighting in Birmingham on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 242nd most-seen of the 811 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.

When is the best time to see a Slender Groundhopper in Birmingham?

March–May and July–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender Groundhopper in Birmingham on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Slender Groundhopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slender Groundhopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Birmingham the best place to see a Slender Groundhopper?

Yes

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Slender Groundhopper sightings, Birmingham has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Where does the Slender Groundhopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Slender Groundhopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Birmingham (34 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.

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