Carinate Locust

Carinate Locust

Trilophidia annulata

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

12 Verified sightings at Taroko National Park From 2019 to 2026
31 In all 3 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Carinate Locust

Trilophidia annulata is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Xiuying District 🇨🇳 China
~50%
2 Tiruchirappalli 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Coimbatore 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
8 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~20%
9 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
10 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Carinate Locust in Taroko National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust sighting in Taroko National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 160th most-seen of the 447 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Carinate Locust in Taroko National Park?

April

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carinate Locust in Taroko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, September–October and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Carinate Locust?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carinate Locust 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 Taroko National Park the best place to see a Carinate Locust?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Carinate Locust sightings, Taroko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 10%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Carinate Locust live in Taroko National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Carinate Locust that you can see in Taroko National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Short-Winged Rice Grasshopper (about 50%), Traulia ornata (about 30%) and Eucoptacra praemorsa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Carinate Locust sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Carinate Locust is recorded against all the insects logged in Taroko National Park (12 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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