Kosciuscola tristis
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Kosciuscola tristis, known generally as the chameleon skyhopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Australia. These subspecies belong to the species Kosciuscola tristis: Kosciuscola tristis restrictus Rehn, 1957
Kosciuscola tristis tristis Sjöstedt, 1934 (Chameleon Grasshopper) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chameleon Grasshopper sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to April
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chameleon Grasshopper in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chameleon Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kosciuszko National Park, in our data
Kosciuszko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chameleon Grasshopper sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Chameleon Grasshopper that you can see in Kosciuszko National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Mountain Grasshopper (about 20%), Giant Green Slantface (about 20%) and Wingless Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chameleon Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Kosciuszko National Park (69 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.
