Pezotettix giornae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pezotettix giornae is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the subfamily Pezotettiginae (similar to and previously placed in the Catantopinae). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maquis Grasshopper sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 197th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April, June–July and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maquis Grasshopper in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May and August, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Maquis 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Common Maquis Grasshopper sightings, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 20%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Common Maquis 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 Common Maquis Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (18 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.
