Brown‐spotted Locust

Brown‐spotted Locust

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Pune

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

12 Verified sightings at Pune
49 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown‐spotted Locust

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica, the brown-spotted locust, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Afrotropics and Indomalaya. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
2 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
3 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~10%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown‐spotted Locust in Pune?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown‐spotted Locust sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 177th most-seen of the 340 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.

When is the best time to see a Brown‐spotted Locust in Pune?

March–May and September–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown‐spotted Locust in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and June–August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown‐spotted Locust?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown‐spotted Locust 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 Pune the best place to see a Brown‐spotted Locust?

7th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Brown‐spotted Locust sightings, Pune ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nairobi (Kenya, about 20%), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 20%) and Coimbatore (India, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Brown‐spotted Locust live in Pune?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Brown‐spotted Locust that you can see in Pune (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Carinate Locust (about 10%) and Xenocatantops karnyi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown‐spotted Locust sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown‐spotted Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (12 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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