Omocestus rufipes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Omocestus rufipes, the woodland grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper belonging to subfamily Gomphocerinae. The Latin species name rufipes means red-footed, from rufus (red) + pes (foot), with reference to the color of the legs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Grasshopper sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 13 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.
May and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Woodland Grasshopper in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Woodland 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Woodland Grasshopper sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same genus: Omocestus
The closest relatives of the Woodland Grasshopper that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Omocestus) are Common Green Grasshopper (about 30%), Orange-Tipped Grasshopper (about 30%) and Raymond's Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Woodland Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Mercantour National Park (13 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.
