Common Straw Grasshopper

Common Straw Grasshopper

Euchorthippus declivus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Vienna

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

114 Verified sightings at Vienna
120 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Straw Grasshopper

Euchorthippus declivus, the Jersey grasshopper or sharp-tailed grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
2 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
4 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
<5%
5 Paris 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Straw Grasshopper in Vienna?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Straw Grasshopper sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 1406 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 Common Straw Grasshopper in Vienna?

June to October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Straw Grasshopper in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Straw Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Straw 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 Vienna the best place to see a Common Straw Grasshopper?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Common Straw Grasshopper sightings, Vienna has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Rome (Italy, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Common Straw Grasshopper live in Vienna?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Common Straw Grasshopper that you can see in Vienna (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Italian Locust (about 20%), Meadow Grasshopper (about 10%) and Common Field Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Straw Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Straw Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (114 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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