Paracinema tricolor
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Paracinema tricolor is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolor Grasshopper sighting in Cape Town on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 311 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.
April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolor Grasshopper in Cape Town on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–March, the lowest months. Those are among Cape Town's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tricolor Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Tricolor Grasshopper sightings, Cape Town ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Milan (Italy, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tricolor Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cape Town (14 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.
