Locomotive Grasshopper

Locomotive Grasshopper

Chorthippus apricarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Warsaw

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

33 Verified sightings at Warsaw
159 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Locomotive Grasshopper

Chorthippus apricarius is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across most of Europe. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~10%
3 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Minsk 🇧🇾 Belarus
~10%
3 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
5 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%
6 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Yekaterinburg 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Locomotive Grasshopper in Warsaw?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Locomotive Grasshopper sighting in Warsaw on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 580 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 Locomotive Grasshopper in Warsaw?

June to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Locomotive Grasshopper in Warsaw on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Locomotive Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

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

Yes

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Locomotive Grasshopper sightings, Warsaw has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Minsk (Belarus, about 10%) and Berlin (Germany, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Locomotive Grasshopper live in Warsaw?

Same genus: Chorthippus

The closest relatives of the Locomotive Grasshopper that you can see in Warsaw (genus Chorthippus, Eurasian Field Grasshoppers) are Steppe Grasshopper (about 10%) and Common Field Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Locomotive Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Locomotive Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Warsaw (33 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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