Green Mountain Grasshopper

Green Mountain Grasshopper

Miramella alpina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Vienna

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Vienna
117 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Mountain Grasshopper

Miramella alpina, commonly known as the green mountain grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~30%
2 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Mountain Grasshopper in Vienna?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Mountain Grasshopper sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1090th most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Mountain Grasshopper in Vienna?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Mountain Grasshopper in Vienna on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Green Mountain Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

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

Where else can you see a Green Mountain Grasshopper?

Only Vienna, in our data

Vienna is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Mountain Grasshopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Green Mountain Grasshopper live in Vienna?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Green Mountain 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 Green Mountain Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Mountain Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (7 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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