Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper

Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper

Aiolopus puissanti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Valencia, Spain

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

6 Verified sightings at Valencia, Spain
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper

Aiolopus puissanti is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in southern Europe and northern Africa. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~20%
2 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
3 Valencia 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
4 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
5 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
6 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper in Valencia, Spain?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper sighting in Valencia, Spain on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 131st most-seen of the 147 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 Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper in Valencia, Spain?

September

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper in Valencia, Spain on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–May, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Spain's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 10 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Valencia, Spain the best place to see a Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper sightings, Valencia, Spain ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Algiers (Algeria, about 20%) and Rome (Italy, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper live in Valencia, Spain?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper that you can see in Valencia, Spain (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 30%), Lamenting Grasshopper (about 20%) and Migratory Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Puissant's Green-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Valencia, Spain (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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