Stenocatantops splendens

Stenocatantops splendens

Stenocatantops splendens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Danum Valley Conservation Area

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

8 Verified sightings at Danum Valley Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026
34 In all 4 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Stenocatantops splendens

Stenocatantops splendens is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
4 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
2 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Stenocatantops splendens in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stenocatantops splendens sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 102 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 Stenocatantops splendens in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

July and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Stenocatantops splendens in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Stenocatantops splendens?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stenocatantops splendens 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 Stenocatantops splendens?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Stenocatantops splendens sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (Indonesia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Stenocatantops splendens live in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Stenocatantops splendens that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 20%) and Traulia bimaculata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Stenocatantops splendens sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Stenocatantops splendens is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (8 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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