Chorthippus binotatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Chorthippus binotatus, the two-marked grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Europe. 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 a Red-Legged Grasshopper sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 390th most-seen of the 479 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, 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 a Red-Legged Grasshopper in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Legged 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Red-Legged Grasshopper sightings, Sierra Nevada National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Same genus: Chorthippus
The closest relatives of the Red-Legged Grasshopper that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Chorthippus, Eurasian Field Grasshoppers) are Chorthippus jucundus (about 10%) and Iberian Field Grasshopper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Legged Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada 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.
