Small Gold Grasshopper

Small Gold Grasshopper

Euthystira brachyptera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Tatra National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

40 Verified sightings at Tatra National Park From 2019 to 2026
289 In all 9 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Small Gold Grasshopper

Euthystira brachyptera, the small gold grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~30%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
3 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~10%
8 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
9 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%
2 Munich 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Moscow 🇷🇺 Russia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Small Gold Grasshopper in Tatra National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Small Gold Grasshopper sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 142 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Small Gold Grasshopper in Tatra National Park?

August

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Small Gold Grasshopper in Tatra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Small Gold Grasshopper?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Gold 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 Tatra National Park the best place to see a Small Gold Grasshopper?

Yes

Of the 9 parks where we can rate Small Gold Grasshopper sightings, Tatra National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%) and Vanoise National Park (France, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Small Gold Grasshopper live in Tatra National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Small Gold Grasshopper that you can see in Tatra National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Green Mountain Grasshopper (about 30%), Common Green Grasshopper (about 20%) and Gold Grasshopper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Small Gold Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Small Gold Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Tatra National Park (40 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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