Oxya japonica
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Oxya japonica, also known as the Japanese grasshopper or rice grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Rice Grasshopper sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 46 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 40% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Rice Grasshopper in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–June and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Japanese Rice 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Japanese Rice Grasshopper sightings, Raja Ampat has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Japanese Rice Grasshopper that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Tropical Sharptail (about 20%) and Javanese Grasshopper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Rice Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Raja Ampat (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.
