Steppe Grasshopper

Steppe Grasshopper

Chorthippus dorsatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Prague

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

15 Verified sightings at Prague
83 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Steppe Grasshopper

Chorthippus dorsatus is a species belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic. The species lives in Central Europe usually at altitudes 500–800 meters, in Switzerland it rises to 1800, in Bulgaria also over 2200 meters. Humid to moist meadows are preferred, especially around moors, but the species is also found on moderately dry meadows. Heavily agricultural or fertilized meadows are avoided. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
4 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Minsk 🇧🇾 Belarus
~10%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%
7 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
8 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
9 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
<5%
10 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Steppe Grasshopper in Prague?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Steppe Grasshopper sighting in Prague on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 330th most-seen of the 724 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 Steppe Grasshopper in Prague?

July and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steppe Grasshopper in Prague on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Steppe Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Is Prague the best place to see a Steppe Grasshopper?

8th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Steppe Grasshopper sightings, Prague ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%), Cologne (Germany, about 10%) and Vienna (Austria, about 10%).

Where does the Steppe Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Steppe Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Prague (15 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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