Anacridium aegyptium
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Anacridium aegyptium, the Egyptian grasshopper or Egyptian locust, is a species of insect belonging to the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae. A fairly common species, the Egyptian grasshopper is present in most of Europe, the Afrotropical realm, eastern Palearctic realm, the Near East, and North Africa, and has recently been observed in Cape Town, South Africa.
These grasshoppers inhabit trees and shrubs, scrub land, maquis, and orchards in warm and bright environments, at an elevation from sea level to 1,500 m. Anacridium aegyptium is one of the largest European grasshoppers. Adult males grow up to 30–56 mm (1.2–2.2 in) long, while females reach 46–70 mm (1.8–2.8 in) in length. Their bodies are usually gray, brown, or olive-coloured, and their antennae are relatively short and robust. The tibiae of the hind legs are blue, while the femora are orange. The hind femora have characteristic dark marks. They are also easily identified by their characteristic eyes, which have vertical black and white stripes. Their pronota show a... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Egyptian Bird Grasshopper sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 73rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–June and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Egyptian Bird Grasshopper in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Egyptian Bird 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.
18th of 20
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Egyptian Bird Grasshopper sightings, Istanbul ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Turin (Italy, about 30%), Athens (Greece, about 30%) and Valencia (Spain, about 30%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Egyptian Bird Grasshopper that you can see in Istanbul (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Common Maquis 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 Egyptian Bird Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (21 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.
