Gesonula mundata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Gesonula mundata is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gesonula sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 130th most-seen of the 239 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gesonula in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Gesonula sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Common Gesonula sightings, Jakarta ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 20%), Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 10%) and Bandung (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Common Gesonula that you can see in Jakarta (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Javanese Grasshopper (about 30%), Caryanda spuria (about 30%) and Rufous-Legged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Gesonula is recorded against all the insects logged in Jakarta (11 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.
