Omocestus rufipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Rome on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Grasshopper in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and November–April, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Woodland Grasshopper sightings, Rome has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Milan (Italy, about 10%) and Porto (Portugal, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Woodland 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 Woodland Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Rome (10 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.
