Brown‐spotted Locust

Brown‐spotted Locust

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Dhaka

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

7 Verified sightings at Dhaka
49 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown‐spotted Locust

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica, the brown-spotted locust, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Afrotropics and Indomalaya. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
2 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
3 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~10%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown‐spotted Locust in Dhaka?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown‐spotted Locust sighting in Dhaka on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 92 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown‐spotted Locust in Dhaka?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown‐spotted Locust in Dhaka on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Dhaka's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 10 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Brown‐spotted Locust?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown‐spotted Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Dhaka the best place to see a Brown‐spotted Locust?

4th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Brown‐spotted Locust sightings, Dhaka ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nairobi (Kenya, about 20%), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 20%) and Coimbatore (India, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Brown‐spotted Locust live in Dhaka?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Brown‐spotted Locust that you can see in Dhaka (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Carinate Locust (about 10%) and Gesonula punctifrons (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown‐spotted Locust sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown‐spotted Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Dhaka (7 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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