Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper

Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper

Aiolopus strepens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sofia

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Sofia
133 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper

Aiolopus strepens is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~30%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
3 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
4 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
5 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
6 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
8 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
9 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper in Sofia?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper sighting in Sofia on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 115 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.

When is the best time to see a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper in Sofia?

December

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper in Sofia on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May, July–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad Green-Winged 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.

Is Sofia the best place to see a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper?

3rd of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper sightings, Sofia ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Algiers (Algeria, about 30%) and Turin (Italy, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper live in Sofia?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper that you can see in Sofia (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Common Maquis Grasshopper (about 10%) and Migratory Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sofia (6 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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