Morphacris fasciata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Morphacris fasciata is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 2 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morphacris fasciata sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 316 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Morphacris fasciata in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–July and September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morphacris fasciata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Morphacris fasciata sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Morphacris fasciata that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Notched Shield Grasshopper (about 10%), Catantops melanostictus (about 10%) and Kraussaria prasina (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morphacris fasciata is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (14 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.
