Chorthippus dorsatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Chorthippus dorsatus is a species belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic. The species lives in Central Europe usually at altitudes 500–800 meters, in Switzerland it rises to 1800, in Bulgaria also over 2200 meters. Humid to moist meadows are preferred, especially around moors, but the species is also found on moderately dry meadows. Heavily agricultural or fertilized meadows are avoided. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Cologne | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 6 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steppe Grasshopper sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 177th 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.
July to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steppe Grasshopper in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Steppe Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Steppe Grasshopper sightings, Vienna ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Warsaw (Poland, about 10%) and Cologne (Germany, about 10%).
Same genus: Chorthippus
The closest relatives of the Steppe Grasshopper that you can see in Vienna (genus Chorthippus, Eurasian Field Grasshoppers) are Common Field 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 Steppe Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (120 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.
