What are the chances of seeing an Anonconotus occidentalis in Mercantour National Park?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Anonconotus occidentalis sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Anonconotus occidentalis in Mercantour National Park?
August and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Anonconotus occidentalis in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Anonconotus occidentalis?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anonconotus occidentalis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Anonconotus occidentalis?
Only Mercantour National Park, in our data
Mercantour National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Anonconotus occidentalis sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Anonconotus occidentalis live in Mercantour National Park?
Same genus: Anonconotus
The closest relatives of the Anonconotus occidentalis that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Anonconotus) are Ghiliani's Alpine Bush-Cricket (about 30%), Ligurian Alpine Bush-Cricket (about 20%) and Mercantour Alpine Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Anonconotus occidentalis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anonconotus occidentalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour 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.