Bicolorana bicolor
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Bicolorana bicolor is a species of bush cricket in the subfamily Tettigoniinae and tribe Platycleidini: found in mainland Western Europe Individuals are normally brachypterous, but long-winged forms may be encountered. The species was originally described by RA Philippi in 1830 as "Locusta bicolor". Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolour Meadow Bush-Cricket sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 98th most-seen of the 412 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 to October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bicolour Meadow Bush-Cricket in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bicolour Meadow Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Bicolour Meadow Bush-Cricket sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Ecrins National Park (France, about 10%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Bicolour Meadow Bush-Cricket that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Wart-Biter (about 50%), Alpine Saddle-Backed Bush-Cricket (about 50%) and Ghiliani's Alpine Bush-Cricket (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bicolour Meadow Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (26 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.
