Phaulacridium vittatum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Phaulacridium vittatum, the Wingless Grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Australia. Although commonly called the 'Wingless grasshopper', adults may be winged and therefore capable of flight. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wingless Grasshopper sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 219th most-seen of the 742 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.
March–May and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wingless Grasshopper in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wingless 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Wingless Grasshopper sightings, Sydney ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Hobart (Australia, about 10%) and Melbourne (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Wingless Grasshopper that you can see in Sydney (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Giant Green Slantface (about 10%) and Garden Bermius (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wingless Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (42 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.
