Leptophyes punctatissima
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) is a flightless species of bush-cricket belonging to the family Tettigoniidae. The species was originally described as Locusta punctatissima in 1792. The speckled bush-cricket is common across much of Europe. It ranges from the British Isles, France, Poland and Belgium in the west to the European parts of Russia in the east, and from southern Scandinavia in the north to southern Italy, Bulgaria and Greece. It has been recorded as far south as Israel. It is also present in the Nearctic realm.
This species mainly occurs in dry shrubby environments, in open woodland, in scrub, hedgerows and in gardens, with birch, bramble and gorse. The nymphs can be found in low vegetation while adults are more likely to be found high up in trees.
The speckled bush-cricket can reach a body length of about 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in). It is green with minute black speckles all over its body (more evident in the nymphs), as reflected in the common and Latin name of the species. Its colouring and secretive lifestyle, hidden away in the undergrowth, means that it often passed unnoticed. The dorsal surface... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 2 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Kyiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 8 | Lyon | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 10 | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Bush-Cricket sighting in London on a given day, based on 351 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Bush-Cricket in London on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Speckled Bush-Cricket sightings, London ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Copenhagen (Denmark, about 20%) and Berlin (Germany, about 20%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Bush-Cricket that you can see in London (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Southern Oak Bush-Cricket (about 20%), Roesel's Bush-Cricket (about 10%) and Dark Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in London (351 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.
