Platycleis affinis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Platycleis affinis is an insect species belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae of family Tettigoniidae. It is found in Southern Europe. Research led by Karim Vahed found that the testes of this bush cricket account for 14% of its total body weight. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucharest | 🇷🇴 Romania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tuberous Bush-Cricket sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tuberous Bush-Cricket in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tuberous 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tuberous Bush-Cricket sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, under 5%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Tuberous Bush-Cricket that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Great Green Bush-Cricket (about 20%), Striped Bush-Cricket (about 20%) and Mediterranean Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tuberous Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Fertő-Hanság National Park (6 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.
