Arcyptera fusca
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Arcyptera fusca, the large banded grasshopper, is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae. This species is native of the steppes of Central Asia, but it is nowadays present in most of Europe, in eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East (the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Carpathians, the Caucasus and Siberia).
They can be encountered in the alpine dry meadows, glades, heath, mountain pastures and grasslands, at an elevation up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level. Arcyptera fusca can reach a body length of 22–35 millimetres (0.87–1.38 in) in males, while females reach a length of 29–44 millimetres (1.1–1.7 in). These medium-sized grasshoppers are characterized by a significant sexual dimorphism. Males have developed functional wings (oft 20–27.3 millimetres (0.79–1.07 in) covering the abdomen, while females have rudimentary wings (of 12.3–20.1 millimetres (0.48–0.79 in)), shorter than abdomen and unfit for flight (brachyptery). The basic body color is ocher or yellow-green, with dark markings. The hind tibiae have a characteristic bright red color that extended to the inner... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Large Banded Grasshopper sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 412 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.
August to November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Large Banded Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large Banded Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Large Banded Grasshopper sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Vanoise National Park (France, about 40%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Large Banded Grasshopper that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Alpes-Maritime Mountain Grasshopper (about 50%), Club-Legged Grasshopper (about 40%) and Ladder Grasshopper (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Large Banded Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (143 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.
