Acrida ungarica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Acrida ungarica is a species of grasshopper, typical of the tribe Acridini, found in southern and central Europe. It is commonly known as the (common) cone-headed grasshopper, nosed grasshopper, and Mediterranean slant-faced grasshopper. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months. That is one of Rome's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 110 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mediterranean Slant-Faced 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.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper sightings, Rome ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Budapest (Hungary, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper that you can see in Rome (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 20%), Lamenting Grasshopper (about 10%) and Migratory Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Rome (22 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.
