Calliptamus siciliae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Calliptamus siciliae, commonly known as the pygmy pincer grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Calliptaminae. This endemism is only present in the south-east of France, in Switzerland, in mainland Italy and in Sicily (hence the Latin name siciliae).
This species inhabits dry meadows, shrubland and arid environments, but also mountainous areas along stony paths, at an elevation of 220–1,420 metres (720–4,660 ft) above sea level. It prefers dense vegetation. Calliptamus siciliae can reach a body length of 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in) in males, of 19–27 millimetres (0.75–1.06 in) in females. The basic coloration of the body is rather variable. It ranges from dark gray, greyish brown to reddish brown. The wings are narrow and dark spotted. The hind wings are transparent milky. The tibiae of the hindlegs and the underside of the femurs are reddish. It can be distinguished from similar species by the front wings (tegmina) shorter than the abdomen.
Adults can mainly be encountered from July through October. Baccetti [Ed.] (1987), Evolutionary... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pygmy Pincer 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.
Only Mercantour National Park, in our data
Mercantour National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper that you can see in Mercantour National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Alpes-Maritime Mountain Grasshopper (about 50%), Large Banded Grasshopper (about 50%) and Club-Legged Grasshopper (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (12 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.
