Large Green Grasshopper

Large Green Grasshopper

Chondracris rosea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tuen Mun

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

31 Verified sightings at Tuen Mun
9 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June 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 Tuen Mun?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large Green Grasshopper sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 146th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

June and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large Green Grasshopper in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and December, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.

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 Tuen Mun the best place to see a Large Green Grasshopper?

6th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Large Green Grasshopper sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 6th 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 Tuen Mun?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Large Green Grasshopper that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 10%), Carinate Locust (about 10%) and Phlaeoba antennata (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 Tuen Mun (31 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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