Oxya japonica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Oxya japonica, also known as the Japanese grasshopper or rice grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Rice Grasshopper sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 105 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 155th most-seen of the 1013 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Rice Grasshopper in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Rice 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Japanese Rice Grasshopper sightings, Tokyo ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Rice Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (105 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.
