Large Green Grasshopper

Large Green Grasshopper

Chondracris rosea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tainan

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Tainan
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Large Green Grasshopper

Chondracris rosea is a species of large grasshopper in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae (tribe Cyrtacanthacridini); with a recorded distribution including: India, China, Indochina and Malaysia, Taiwan. Media related to Chondracris rosea at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
2 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Large Green Grasshopper in Tainan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Green Grasshopper sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 67th most-seen of the 97 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.

When is the best time to see a Large Green Grasshopper in Tainan?

April, June–September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Green Grasshopper in Tainan on a given day, against under 5% in May, October and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Tainan's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Large Green Grasshopper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Green 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 Tainan the best place to see a Large Green Grasshopper?

8th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Large Green Grasshopper sightings, Tainan ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Taichung (Taiwan, about 20%), Changsha (China, about 20%) and Nanjing (China, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Large Green Grasshopper live in Tainan?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Large Green Grasshopper that you can see in Tainan (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 20%) and Carinate Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Large Green Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Large Green Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Tainan (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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