Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper

Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper

Stenobothrus nigromaculatus

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

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

24 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
133 In all 4 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper

Stenobothrus nigromaculatus is a species belonging to the family Acrididae. It is found across the Palearctic. In Europe it occurs locally in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy (in the Alps and the Apennines), the Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Austria, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and the north of Greece. Further east, the occurrence extends over Asia Minor and the Caucasus to Siberia. In Germany, the species prefers at altitudes between 250 and 900 meters, but it was also found in the Allgäu to an altitude of almost 1500 meters. In Switzerland it is found at altitudes from 500 to 2270 meters. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
2 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
3 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper in Pyrénées National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 440th most-seen of the 1277 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 Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper in Pyrénées National Park?

July to October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Spotted Toothed 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 Pyrénées National Park the best place to see a Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper?

4th of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%), Ecrins National Park (France, about 10%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper live in Pyrénées National Park?

Same genus: Stenobothrus

The closest relatives of the Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (genus Stenobothrus) are Stripe-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Lesser Mottled Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-Spotted Toothed Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées National Park (24 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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