Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper

Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper

Aiolopus strepens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sierra Nevada National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

7 Verified sightings at Sierra Nevada National Park From 2019 to 2026
133 In all 5 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper

Aiolopus strepens is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Algiers 🇩🇿 Algeria
~30%
2 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~20%
3 Sofia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
~10%
4 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%
5 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
6 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
~10%
8 Rome 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
9 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper in Sierra Nevada National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 282nd most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper in Sierra Nevada National Park?

January

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad Green-Winged 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.

Is Sierra Nevada National Park the best place to see a Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper live in Sierra Nevada National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (about 30%), Common Maquis Grasshopper (about 20%) and Blue-Winged Grasshopper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broad Green-Winged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (7 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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