Chromacris speciosa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Chromacris speciosa, also known as the soldier grasshopper, is a grasshopper belonging to the family Romaleidae. It is distributed across Central America and South America. It was first described in 1824 by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg.
This species belongs to the family Romaleidae which belongs to the suborder Caelifera. There are a few synonyms of Chromacris speciosa including Chromacris stolli, Rhomalea stolli, Acridium xanthopterum, and Gryllus speciosa.
Both the lectotype and syntype of this species were collected in Amapá, Brazil. It has general distribution across South America and Central America. They can be found in countries such as Ecuador (Andes), Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, eastern Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina.
It prefers bush environment with vegetation principally consisting of species in the families such as Solanaceae, Myrtaceae, and Gramineae. It is a medium-size species with a generally dark green color and orange-red hind wings. Yellow strips can be seen across its body. Nymphs of this species are black and red.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Soldier Grasshopper sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 112 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.
March and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Soldier Grasshopper in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months. Those are among Fortaleza's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Soldier Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Soldier Grasshopper sightings, Fortaleza ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 40%), Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 20%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Romaleidae
The closest relatives of the Soldier Grasshopper that you can see in Fortaleza (family Romaleidae, Lubber Grasshoppers) are Violet-Winged Grasshopper (about 20%) and Xyleus discoideus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Soldier Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Fortaleza (8 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.
