Question 1

What are the chances of seeing an Abracris flavolineata in Porto Alegre?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Abracris flavolineata sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 138th most-seen of the 226 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see an Abracris flavolineata in Porto Alegre?

Accepted Answer

February, April–June and August–October. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Abracris flavolineata in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in March, July and November–January, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see an Abracris flavolineata?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Abracris flavolineata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Porto Alegre the best place to see an Abracris flavolineata?

Accepted Answer

24th of 25. Of the 25 cities where we can rate Abracris flavolineata sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 24th at about 10%. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 40%), San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 40%) and São Luís (Brazil, about 40%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Abracris flavolineata live in Porto Alegre?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Acrididae. The closest relatives of the Abracris flavolineata that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Schistocerca flavofasciata (about 20%) and Ronderosia bergii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Abracris flavolineata sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Abracris flavolineata is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (8 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~40%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
4	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~30%
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
7	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
10	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
11	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
15	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
16	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
25	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
27	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~10%
28	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
30	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
32	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
33	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
34	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
35	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
36	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
40	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~40%
2	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
3	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
4	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
5	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
6	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
7	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
8	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
9	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
10	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%

Abracris flavolineata

About the Abracris flavolineata

Recent sightings of Abracris flavolineata in Porto Alegre

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Porto Alegre

Schistocerca flavofasciata

Ronderosia bergii

Soldier Grasshopper

Phylloscyrtus amoenus

Zoniopoda tarsata

Xyleus discoideus

Conocephalus longipes

Coryacris angustipennis

Themisto Amberwing

Julia Heliconian

Ruddy Daggerwing

Gulf Fritillary

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