Psophus stridulus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Psophus is a monotypic genus of grasshopper of the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and in the tribe Locustini. The one species in the genus is Psophus stridulus, commonly known as the rattle grasshopper. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rattle Grasshopper sighting in Ecrins National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 251 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.
July to September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rattle Grasshopper in Ecrins National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rattle Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rattle Grasshopper sightings, Ecrins National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Rattle Grasshopper that you can see in Ecrins National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Ladder Grasshopper (about 30%), Large Banded Grasshopper (about 20%) and Club-Legged Grasshopper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rattle Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ecrins National Park (26 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.
