Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Mumbai

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

11 Verified sightings at Mumbai
110 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis is the type species of grasshoppers in its genus, belonging to the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~30%
2 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
6 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
9 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Mumbai?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 212th most-seen of the 362 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Mumbai?

June–September and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Mumbai's wettest months, with about 470 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Mumbai the best place to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

13th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sightings, Mumbai ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 30%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 30%) and Guwahati (India, about 20%).

Where does the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (11 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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