Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Ho Chi Minh City

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

10 Verified sightings at Ho Chi Minh City
110 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis is the type species of grasshoppers in its genus, belonging to the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~30%
2 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
6 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
9 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Ho Chi Minh City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 121 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.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Ho Chi Minh City?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Ho Chi Minh City's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-Legged 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.

Is Ho Chi Minh City the best place to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

10th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sightings, Ho Chi Minh City ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 30%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 30%) and Guwahati (India, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper live in Ho Chi Minh City?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper that you can see in Ho Chi Minh City (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 30%), Brown‐spotted Locust (about 20%) and Carinate Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ho Chi Minh City (10 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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