Stripe-Winged Grasshopper

Stripe-Winged Grasshopper

Stenobothrus lineatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Mercantour National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

78 Verified sightings at Mercantour National Park From 2019 to 2026
187 In all 5 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Stripe-Winged Grasshopper

Stenobothrus lineatus is usually called the stripe-winged grasshopper: it is a species of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera) in the family Acrididae. Data related to Stenobothrus lineatus at Wikispecies Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
2 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
2 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
3 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-Winged Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-Winged Grasshopper sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 412 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Stripe-Winged Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park?

November

In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-Winged Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Stripe-Winged Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stripe-Winged 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.

Is Mercantour National Park the best place to see a Stripe-Winged Grasshopper?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Stripe-Winged Grasshopper sightings, Mercantour National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Ecrins National Park (France, about 10%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).

Where does the Stripe-Winged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Stripe-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (78 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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