Calliptamus barbarus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Calliptamus barbarus is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the Palearctic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barbary Grasshopper sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 258th most-seen of the 597 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barbary Grasshopper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Sierra de Guadarrama National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in November.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barbary Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Barbary Grasshopper sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pyrénées National Park (France, under 5%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Barbary Grasshopper that you can see in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Blue-Winged Grasshopper (about 10%), Red-Legged Grasshopper (about 10%) and Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barbary Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (16 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.
