Question 1

What are the chances of seeing an Abracris flavolineata in Iguaçu National Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Abracris flavolineata sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 279 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see an Abracris flavolineata in Iguaçu National Park?

Accepted Answer

August and October. In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Abracris flavolineata in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April, June–July and December–February, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see an Abracris flavolineata?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Abracris flavolineata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Iguaçu National Park the best place to see an Abracris flavolineata?

Accepted Answer

4th of 40. Of the 40 parks where we can rate Abracris flavolineata sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 40%), Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 30%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Abracris flavolineata live in Iguaçu National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Acrididae. The closest relatives of the Abracris flavolineata that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Ronderosia bergii (about 10%), Peruvia nigromarginata (about 10%) and Osmiliola aurita (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Abracris flavolineata sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Abracris flavolineata is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (97 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~40%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
4	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~30%
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
7	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
10	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
11	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
14	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
15	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
16	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
24	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
25	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
27	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~10%
28	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
30	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
32	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
33	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
34	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
35	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
36	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
40	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~40%
2	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
3	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
4	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
5	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
6	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
7	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
8	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
9	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
10	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%

Abracris flavolineata

About the Abracris flavolineata

Recent sightings of Abracris flavolineata in Iguaçu National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park

Ronderosia bergii

Peruvia nigromarginata

Osmiliola aurita

Eutryxalis filata

Liebermannacris dorsualis

Amblytropidia sola

Adimantus ornatissimus

Staleochlora arcuata

Soldier Grasshopper

Meroncidius flavolimbatus

Eneoptera surinamensis

Prionolopha serrata

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