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.