Austracris guttulosa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) is a native Australian locust species in the family Acrididae. It is an agricultural pest in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria South Australia and Western Australia. The most significant recent outbreak was in central western Queensland in 2010. In north Australian savannas it remains a solitary species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-Throated Locust sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 253rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spur-Throated Locust in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spur-Throated Locust sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Spur-Throated Locust sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Spur-Throated Locust that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Wingless Grasshopper (about 10%), Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper (about 10%) and Giant Green Slantface (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spur-Throated Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (8 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.
