Chorthippus mollis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Chorthippus mollis is a species belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across much of Europe. The species prefers dry-warm locations with sandy ground and open soil, also roadsides, clearcuts and fallow land. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Grasshopper sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 760th 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.
August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Grasshopper in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–July, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Vienna, in our data
Vienna is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lesser Grasshopper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Chorthippus
The closest relatives of the Lesser Grasshopper that you can see in Vienna (genus Chorthippus, Eurasian Field Grasshoppers) are Common Field Grasshopper (about 10%), Steppe Grasshopper (about 10%) and Bow-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (14 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.
