Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper

Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper

Goniaea opomaloides

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

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

18 Verified sightings at Great Otway National Park From 2019 to 2026
23 In all 2 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper

Goniaea opomaloides is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1870. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper in Great Otway National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th most-seen of the 418 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 Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper in Great Otway National Park?

April, August, October and December–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July, September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

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

Is Great Otway National Park the best place to see a Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper sightings, Great Otway National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, under 5%).

Where does the Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (18 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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