Calliptamus italicus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Calliptamus italicus, the Italian locust, is a species of 'short-horned grasshopper' belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Calliptaminae. This species is native of the steppes of Central Asia, but it is also present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in North Africa, and in the Near East.
Calliptamus italicus is found in Western Europe and Central Asia. Its range extends from North Africa and the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea to Central Europe, Central Asia, Mongolia and western Siberia. These grasshoppers can be encountered from July through October. It thrives in warm dry habitats with sparse vegetation cover such as grasslands and rocky steppes, old quarries, gravel pits, rock-strewn areas beside rivers, sand dunes and fallow land.
Calliptamus italicus is a medium-sized grasshopper characterized by a significant sexual dimorphism. The adult males grow up to 14–26 millimetres (0.55–1.02 in) long, while females reach 21–40 millimetres (0.83–1.57 in) of length. This species is quite variable in size and colour. The basic coloration of the body varies from gray to brownish-reddish. The wings have a... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Locust sighting in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Italian Locust in Kiskunság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June and October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Italian 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Italian Locust sightings, Kiskunság National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Italian Locust that you can see in Kiskunság National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Mediterranean Slant-Faced Grasshopper (about 40%) and Common Digging Grasshopper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Italian Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Kiskunság National Park (7 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.
