Carinate Locust

Carinate Locust

Trilophidia annulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]

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

5 Verified sightings at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]
31 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Carinate Locust

Trilophidia annulata is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Xiuying District 🇨🇳 China
~50%
2 Tiruchirappalli 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
8 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~20%
9 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
10 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Carinate Locust in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 182 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 Carinate Locust in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

April, August and November–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–July and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Carinate Locust?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carinate Locust 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 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] the best place to see a Carinate Locust?

35th of 38

Of the 38 cities where we can rate Carinate Locust sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 35th at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 50%), Tiruchirappalli (India, about 30%) and Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Carinate Locust live in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Carinate Locust that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Spathosternum prasiniferum (about 20%), Stenocatantops splendens (about 10%) and Gesonula punctifrons (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Carinate Locust sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Carinate Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (5 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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