Gesonula mundata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Gesonula mundata is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gesonula sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gesonula in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October–January, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Gesonula sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 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 Common Gesonula sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Common Gesonula that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Tropical Sharptail (about 20%), Giant Grasshopper (about 20%) and Spotted Spur-Throated Locust (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Gesonula is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (6 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.
