Eyprepocnemis plorans
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Eyprepocnemis plorans, the lamenting grasshopper, is a species of insect in the family Acrididae. It is the type species of the genus Eyprepocnemis, and is found in Africa, parts of the Middle East, and southern Europe. It typically inhabits wetlands and other moist habitats.
This is a medium-sized grasshopper, with females growing to a length of about 4.5 cm (1.8 in), while males are slightly smaller. The general colour is greyish-brown. The head and prothorax have a central dark band edged with paler stripes. The eye has a longitudinal dark streak, a characteristic shared by Anacridium aegyptium, Heteracris annulosa and Heteracris adspersa. The femurs of the hind legs have greenish, blue and yellow striations, and the hind tibia have reddish or bluish iridescence, and black and white spines.
Eyprepocnemis plorans is native to much of Africa, parts of the Middle East such as Iran, and southern Europe, where it is present in southern Greece, southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and southern Spain. It seems to be expanding its range northwards in Italy, possibly as a result of putative climate change. It usually occurs in wetlands, reed beds... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lamenting Grasshopper sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lamenting Grasshopper in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and July, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lamenting Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Lamenting Grasshopper sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Valencia (Spain, about 20%), Algiers (Algeria, about 10%) and Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Lamenting Grasshopper that you can see in Tel Aviv (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Morphacris fasciata (about 10%), Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 10%) and Mediterranean Splendid Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lamenting Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (34 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.
