Chorthippus dorsatus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Chorthippus dorsatus is a species belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic. The species lives in Central Europe usually at altitudes 500–800 meters, in Switzerland it rises to 1800, in Bulgaria also over 2200 meters. Humid to moist meadows are preferred, especially around moors, but the species is also found on moderately dry meadows. Heavily agricultural or fertilized meadows are avoided. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Cologne | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Minsk | 🇧🇾 Belarus | |
| 6 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 9 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 10 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Steppe Grasshopper sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 31 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.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Steppe Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to July, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Steppe 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 5 parks where we can rate Steppe Grasshopper sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 10%) and Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 10%).
Same genus: Chorthippus
The closest relatives of the Steppe Grasshopper that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Chorthippus, Eurasian Field Grasshoppers) are French Grasshopper (about 40%), Locomotive Grasshopper (about 30%) 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 Steppe Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (31 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.
