Pholidoptera fallax
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pholidoptera fallax is a species of 'katydids crickets' belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae. This cricket is mainly present in Austria, France, Italy, Romania, Greece, Slovenia and Switzerland. The adult males grow up to 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in) long, while females reach 17–23 millimetres (0.67–0.91 in). They can be encountered from July through October in clearings, dry forest edges, etc.
The basic coloration of the body varies from dark brownish to pale brown, but sometimes the body is light purple or reddish. The extended pronotum partially covers the short wings and shows a black band, with whitish lateral margins.
The abdomen is thick and yellowish, the legs are pale brown and relatively long, with a pattern of dark brown spots on the hind legs. The female has a slightly curved ovipositor, which measures about 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Dark Bush-Cricket 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 162nd 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Dark Bush-Cricket in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meadow Dark Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Meadow Dark Bush-Cricket sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Meadow Dark Bush-Cricket 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.
