Morphacris fasciata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Morphacris fasciata is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Morphacris fasciata sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 225th most-seen of the 274 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.
February and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morphacris fasciata in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morphacris fasciata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Morphacris fasciata sightings, Pretoria ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Morphacris fasciata that you can see in Pretoria (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Garden Locust (about 20%) and Catantops melanostictus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morphacris fasciata is recorded against all the insects logged in Pretoria (5 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.
