What are the chances of seeing a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Ho Chi Minh City?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 121 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Ho Chi Minh City?
January and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, against about 10% in June and July, the lowest months. Those are among Ho Chi Minh City's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper 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 Ho Chi Minh City the best place to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?
4th of 18
Of the 18 cities where we can rate Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sightings, Ho Chi Minh City ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 50%), Xiuying District (China, about 50%) and Manila (Philippines, about 30%).
Which relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper live in Ho Chi Minh City?
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper that you can see in Ho Chi Minh City (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Brown‐spotted Locust (about 20%), Rufous-Legged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Carinate Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ho Chi Minh City (49 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.