Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

31 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
110 In all 8 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper

Xenocatantops humilis is the type species of grasshoppers in its genus, belonging to the family Acrididae and subfamily Catantopinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~30%
2 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
5 Tasikmalaya 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
6 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
9 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and October, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kaeng Krachan National Park the best place to see a Rufous-Legged Grasshopper?

5th of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 30%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 10%), Tauchira polychroa (about 10%) and Carinate Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-Legged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (31 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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