Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper

Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper

Oedipoda miniata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Yerevan

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

8 Verified sightings at Yerevan
July Best month

About the Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper

Oedipoda miniata, sometimes known as the red-winged grasshopper (although the name is also used for O. germanica), is a grasshopper species in the subfamily Oedipodinae found in Southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle-East.

It was originally described in 1771 as Gryllus miniatus. It is in the Oedipoda caerulescens species group. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yerevan 🇦🇲 Armenia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper in Yerevan?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper sighting in Yerevan on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper in Yerevan?

July and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper in Yerevan on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper?

Only Yerevan, in our data

Yerevan is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Scarlet Band-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Yerevan (8 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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