Pezotettix giornae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pezotettix giornae is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the subfamily Pezotettiginae (similar to and previously placed in the Catantopinae). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maquis Grasshopper sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 266 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maquis Grasshopper in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and December–January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Maquis 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.
Among the best
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Common Maquis Grasshopper sightings, Istanbul ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lyon (France, about 10%), Bucharest (Romania, about 10%) and Algiers (Algeria, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Common Maquis Grasshopper that you can see in Istanbul (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Maquis Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (15 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.
