Arachnocephalus vestitus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Arachnocephalus vestitus, the hairy scale-cricket, is a species of scaly cricket belonging to the family Mogoplistidae. It has a widespread distribution across the Mediterranean. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy Scale-Cricket sighting in Lisbon on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 324th most-seen of the 441 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy Scale-Cricket in Lisbon on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Lisbon's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 95 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hairy Scale-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Hairy Scale-Cricket sightings, Lisbon ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Barcelona (Spain, under 5%).
Same order: Orthoptera
The closest relatives of the Hairy Scale-Cricket that you can see in Lisbon (order Orthoptera, Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), Common Maquis Grasshopper (about 10%) and Blue-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hairy Scale-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Lisbon (7 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.
