Chorthippus apricarius
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Chorthippus apricarius is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across most of Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Locomotive Grasshopper sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Locomotive Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Locomotive 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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Locomotive Grasshopper sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 10%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Chorthippus
The closest relatives of the Locomotive Grasshopper that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Chorthippus, Eurasian Field Grasshoppers) are French Grasshopper (about 40%), Steppe Grasshopper (about 20%) and Common Field Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Locomotive Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (65 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.
