Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Doi Inthanon National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

5 Verified sightings at Doi Inthanon National Park From 2019 to 2026
110 In all 8 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis is the type species of grasshoppers in its genus, belonging to the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~30%
2 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
6 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
9 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Doi Inthanon National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 153 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Doi Inthanon National Park?

April and December–January

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–November, the lowest months. Those are among Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 340 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Is Doi Inthanon National Park the best place to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

8th of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 30%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper live in Doi Inthanon National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Squamobibracte doipui (about 10%) and Traulia antennata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (5 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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