Gold Grasshopper

Gold Grasshopper

Chrysochraon dispar

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Fertő-Hanság National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

7 Verified sightings at Fertő-Hanság National Park From 2019 to 2026
75 In all 6 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gold Grasshopper

Chrysochraon dispar is a species belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic east to Siberia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~20%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
3 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
7 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
8 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gold Grasshopper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Grasshopper sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 243 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gold Grasshopper in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Grasshopper in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gold Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Is Fertő-Hanság National Park the best place to see a Gold Grasshopper?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Gold Grasshopper sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 20%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Gold Grasshopper live in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Gold Grasshopper that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Italian Locust (about 10%), Meadow Grasshopper (about 10%) and Blue-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gold Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gold Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (7 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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