Omocestus rufipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Omocestus rufipes, the woodland grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper belonging to subfamily Gomphocerinae. The Latin species name rufipes means red-footed, from rufus (red) + pes (foot), with reference to the color of the legs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Grasshopper sighting in Porto on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 234th most-seen of the 498 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.
May–June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Grasshopper in Porto on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–April, the lowest months. Those are among Porto's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woodland Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Woodland Grasshopper sightings, Porto ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rome (Italy, about 10%) and Milan (Italy, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Woodland Grasshopper that you can see in Porto (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Woodland Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto (21 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.
