Omocestus panteli
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Omocestus panteli, or Pantel's grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula. The IUCN conservation status of Omocestus panteli is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was assessed in 2015. Their genetics have still been impacted by the Last Glacial Maximum, with three genetically distinct clusters in northwestern, central-southern, and northeastern Iberia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Omocestus panteli sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 240th 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.
July and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Omocestus panteli in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Omocestus panteli 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 2 parks where we can rate Omocestus panteli sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, under 5%).
Same genus: Omocestus
The closest relatives of the Omocestus panteli that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Omocestus) are Raymond's Grasshopper (about 10%) and Omocestus bolivari (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Omocestus panteli is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (43 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.
