Metrioptera brachyptera
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Metrioptera brachyptera is a species in the family Tettigoniidae commonly called the bog bush cricket. M. brachyptera has a body length of 12–16 mm, with color ranging from brownish, with green elements on the upper side of the head and forearm, as well as on the sides of the body. In the female, the hind legs are often partly weakly greenish. As the name suggests, The wings are usually brachypterous, although long-winged morphs may be found.
Its range extends to most of Europe, except the Iberian peninsula. It is typically found in bogs, marshes, and other wetlands. The males can be fairly aggressive and attract mates with a song consisting of a simple repeated "zirr". Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bog Bush-Cricket sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 142 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bog Bush-Cricket in Tatra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bog Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Tatra National Park, in our data
Tatra National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bog Bush-Cricket sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Bog Bush-Cricket that you can see in Tatra National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Roesel's Bush-Cricket (about 20%), Wart-Biter (about 10%) and Curve-Tailed Plump Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bog Bush-Cricket is recorded against all the insects logged in Tatra National Park (5 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.
