Gesonula mundata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 147th most-seen of the 323 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.
April–June, August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gesonula in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, July and September–October, 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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Common Gesonula sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 6th 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 Kuala Lumpur (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Javanese Grasshopper (about 30%), Rufous-Legged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Short-Winged Rice 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 Kuala Lumpur (14 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.
