Oxya japonica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Oxya japonica, also known as the Japanese grasshopper or rice grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Rice Grasshopper sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 653rd most-seen of the 856 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.
February, August–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Rice Grasshopper in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Japanese Rice Grasshopper sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Japanese Rice Grasshopper that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Giant Grasshopper (about 30%) and Common Gesonula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Rice Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (6 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.
