Gold Grasshopper

Gold Grasshopper

Chrysochraon dispar

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Pyrénées National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

13 Verified sightings at Pyrénées National Park From 2019 to 2026
75 In all 6 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gold Grasshopper

Chrysochraon dispar is a species belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across the Palearctic east to Siberia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~20%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~20%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
2 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
3 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
7 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
<5%
8 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gold Grasshopper in Pyrénées National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Grasshopper sighting in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 657th most-seen of the 1277 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gold Grasshopper in Pyrénées National Park?

April and August–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gold Grasshopper in Pyrénées National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gold Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Pyrénées National Park the best place to see a Gold Grasshopper?

5th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Gold Grasshopper sightings, Pyrénées National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 20%), Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%) and Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Gold Grasshopper live in Pyrénées National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Gold Grasshopper that you can see in Pyrénées National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Meadow Grasshopper (about 20%), Cophopodisma pyrenaea (about 10%) and Woodland Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gold Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gold Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Pyrénées 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.

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