Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 20 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

Accepted Answer

December. In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper?

Accepted Answer

Between 1 and 4 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Where else can you see a Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper?

Accepted Answer

Only Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, in our data. Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper live in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Acrididae. The closest relatives of the Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper that you can see in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Tasmanian Grasshopper (about 50%), Truganinia bauerae (about 20%) and Tassie Hopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.

Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper

Recent sightings of Tasmanian Velvet Grasshopper in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Tasmanian Grasshopper

Truganinia bauerae

Tassie Hopper

Jack Jumper Ant

Buff-Tailed Bumble Bee

Paropsisterna bimaculata

Hobart Brown

Lesser Tasmanian Darner

Macleay's Swallowtail

Delicate Xenica

Tasmanian Swamp Tigertail

Tasmanian Hairy Cicada

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