Opaon varicolor
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Opaon varicolor is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae, and more specifically in the subfamily Rhytidochrotinae.. Its distribution is along the Pacific slope of the Cordillera Occidental within the Chocó Biogeographic region. It appears to be endemic to Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Opaon varicolor sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 43 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.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Opaon varicolor in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Opaon varicolor sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, in our data
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Opaon varicolor sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Opaon varicolor that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Ortalacris azurescens (about 10%), Rhytidochrota ochracea (about 10%) and Abracris flavolineata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Opaon varicolor is recorded against all the insects logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (40 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.
