Striped Bush-Cricket

Striped Bush-Cricket

Leptophyes albovittata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kharkiv

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Kharkiv
50 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Striped Bush-Cricket

Leptophyes albovittata is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in Europe east of France and Spain. mainly in Eastern Europe. To the west, the border runs along the line Würzburg-Nördlingen-Munich. The species feeds on delicate and soft-leaved plants, such as chickweed, dandelion and Lathyrus. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
3 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
~10%
4 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Bush-Cricket in Kharkiv?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Bush-Cricket sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 118th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Striped Bush-Cricket in Kharkiv?

June to August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Bush-Cricket in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Striped Bush-Cricket?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Bush-Cricket 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 Kharkiv the best place to see a Striped Bush-Cricket?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Striped Bush-Cricket sightings, Kharkiv has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Vienna (Austria, about 10%) and Prague (Czechia, about 10%).

Where does the Striped Bush-Cricket sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Striped Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (9 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.

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