Orange-Tipped Grasshopper

Orange-Tipped Grasshopper

Omocestus haemorrhoidalis

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

11 Verified sightings at Ecrins National Park From 2019 to 2026
95 In all 4 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange-Tipped Grasshopper

Omocestus haemorrhoidalis is a species belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across Europe. It inhabits low-vegetation, sandy to stony ground areas, also adjacent to grasslands Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper in Ecrins National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 251 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper in Ecrins National Park?

September

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Tipped Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Ecrins National Park the best place to see an Orange-Tipped Grasshopper?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Orange-Tipped Grasshopper sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%).

Where does the Orange-Tipped Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tipped Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (11 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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