Bull Bush-Cricket

Bull Bush-Cricket

Polysarcus denticauda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Mercantour National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

75 Verified sightings at Mercantour National Park From 2019 to 2026
98 In all 3 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bull Bush-Cricket

Polysarcus denticauda is a species of insect belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, European Turkey, Switzerland and Bulgaria. The habitat is long grass meadows with lush vegetation. Such meadows should be mowed late and fertilized only slightly. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bull Bush-Cricket in Mercantour National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bull Bush-Cricket sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 91st 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.

When is the best time to see a Bull Bush-Cricket in Mercantour National Park?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bull Bush-Cricket in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bull Bush-Cricket?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bull 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.

Is Mercantour National Park the best place to see a Bull Bush-Cricket?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bull Bush-Cricket sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).

Where does the Bull Bush-Cricket sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bull Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (75 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.

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