Family

Shieldback Locusts

Pamphagidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOrthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
FamilyPamphagidae (Shieldback Locusts)

Species in this group

Eumigus rubioi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trachypetrella anderssonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acinipe segurensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eumigus monticola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Porthetis carinata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shieldback Locusts

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 5	~30%
	Eumigus rubioi			~20%
	Acinipe segurensis			~10%
	Eumigus monticola			<5%
2	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 5	~10%
	Toad Grasshopper			~10%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Smoothkeel Locust			<5%