Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper

Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper

Pseudoxya diminuta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Xiuying District

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

32 Verified sightings at Xiuying District
333 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper

Pseudoxya diminuta is a species of grasshopper in the monotypic genus Pseudoxya (subfamily Oxyinae). This species occurs in Indochina, Malesia, and southern China. The holotype is a male from Yunnan, China. Media related to Pseudoxya at Wikimedia Commons

Data related to Oxyini at Wikispecies Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~50%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
5 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
8 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~50%
2 Xiuying District 🇨🇳 China
~50%
3 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
4 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
5 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~30%
6 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
7 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
8 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
9 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
10 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Xiuying District?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting in Xiuying District on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 39 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Xiuying District?

August

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Xiuying District on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month. That is one of Xiuying District's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 30 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-Winged Rice 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 Xiuying District the best place to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?

Among the best

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sightings, Xiuying District ranks 2nd at about 50%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 50%).

Which relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper live in Xiuying District?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper that you can see in Xiuying District (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Carinate Locust (about 50%) and Slender Green-Winged Grasshopper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Xiuying District (32 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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