Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket

Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket

Tessellana tessellata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Madrid

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

32 Verified sightings at Madrid
30 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket

Tessellana tessellata known as the brown-spotted bush-cricket is a European and North African insect in the tribe Platycleidini (Tettigoniidae). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
2 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
5 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%
6 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket in Madrid?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket sighting in Madrid on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 457 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket in Madrid?

April to August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket in Madrid on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months.

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

Between 5 and 8 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Madrid the best place to see a Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket?

Yes

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket sightings, Madrid has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Portland (United States, under 5%) and Sacramento (United States, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket live in Madrid?

Same family: Tettigoniidae

The closest relatives of the Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket that you can see in Madrid (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Great Green Bush-Cricket (about 10%) and White-Faced Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-Spotted Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Madrid (32 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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