Short-Tailed Bull Bush-Cricket

Short-Tailed Bull Bush-Cricket

Polysarcus scutatus

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Mercantour National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

45 Verified sightings at Mercantour National Park From 2019 to 2026
51 In all 2 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Before you go

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

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Tailed Bull Bush-Cricket sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 407th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

May to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-Tailed Bull Bush-Cricket in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months.

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

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-Tailed 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 Short-Tailed Bull Bush-Cricket?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Short-Tailed Bull Bush-Cricket sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Short-Tailed Bull Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (45 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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