Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper

Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper

Pseudoxya diminuta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Danum Valley Conservation Area

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

16 Verified sightings at Danum Valley Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026
333 In all 10 parks
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

August

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.

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 Danum Valley Conservation Area the best place to see a Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper?

2nd of 10

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 50%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper live in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Traulia bimaculata (about 20%) and Stenocatantops splendens (about 10%), 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 Danum Valley Conservation Area (16 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.

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