Tasmanian Grasshopper

Tasmanian Grasshopper

Tasmaniacris tasmaniensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Freycinet National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

10 Verified sightings at Freycinet National Park From 2019 to 2026
81 In all 2 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tasmanian Grasshopper

Tasmaniacris is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There is one described species in Tasmaniacris, T. tasmaniensis, found in Tasmania. This grasshopper is flightless (micropterous). T. tasmaniensis is sister to the Tasmanian Russalpia species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
2 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tasmanian Grasshopper in Freycinet National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tasmanian Grasshopper sighting in Freycinet National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 14 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Tasmanian Grasshopper in Freycinet National Park?

February and September–October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tasmanian Grasshopper in Freycinet National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–August and November, the lowest months.

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

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Is Freycinet National Park the best place to see a Tasmanian Grasshopper?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tasmanian Grasshopper sightings, Freycinet National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (Australia, about 50%).

Where does the Tasmanian Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tasmanian Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Freycinet National Park (10 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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