Paracinema tricolor
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Paracinema tricolor is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolor Grasshopper sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 68 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolor Grasshopper in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and August–September, the lowest months. Those are among Ranomafana National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain a month against 80 mm in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tricolor Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Tricolor Grasshopper sightings, Ranomafana National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Tricolor Grasshopper that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Catantopsis sacalava (about 20%), Migratory Locust (about 20%) and Serpusilla malagassa (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tricolor Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (11 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.
