Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper

Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper

Coryphistes ruricola

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Hattah-Kulkyne National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%

15 Verified sightings at Hattah-Kulkyne National Park From 2019 to 2026
87 In all 7 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper

Coryphistes ruricola, the Bark-mimicking Grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
2 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 61 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park?

November and December

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–June and August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper?

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.

Is Hattah-Kulkyne National Park the best place to see a Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper sightings, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper live in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper that you can see in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Australian Plague Locust (about 10%) and Spur-Throated Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bark-Mimicking Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (15 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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