Coryphistes ruricola
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Coryphistes ruricola, the Bark-mimicking Grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 418 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to August, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 30%), Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Wingless Grasshopper (about 10%), Giant Green Slantface (about 10%) and Common Gumleaf Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (28 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.
