Family

Gaudy Grasshoppers

Pyrgomorphidae

22 species in our catalog · found in 28 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOrthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
FamilyPyrgomorphidae (Gaudy Grasshoppers)

Species in this group

Monistria concinna

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Dictyophorus spumans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Omura congrua

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Desmoptera truncatipennis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rakwana ornata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phymateus leprosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Monistria pustulifera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Sphenarium histrio

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Zonocerus elegans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dictyophorus griseus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Petasida ephippigera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Greyacris picta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Yeelanna argus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tagasta marginella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Atractomorpha crenulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phymateus viridipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monistria discrepans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phymateus morbillosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Atractomorpha similis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Taphronota calliparea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phymateus baccatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Psednura pedestris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Gaudy Grasshoppers

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~60%
	Spotted Mountain-Grasshopper			~60%
2	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 22	~50%
	Koppie Foam Grasshopper			~50%
	Red Milkweed Locust			~10%
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~40%
	Desmoptera truncatipennis			~40%
	Northern Grass Pyrgomorph			~10%
4	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 22	~40%
	Gaudy Grasshopper			~40%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 22	~40%
	Leprous Milkweed Locust			~30%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~10%
6	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 22	~40%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~20%
	Leprous Milkweed Locust			~10%
	Green Milkweed Locust			~10%
	Taphronota calliparea			~10%
7	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	~40%
	Koppie Foam Grasshopper			~40%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 22	~30%
	Gaudy Grasshopper			~30%
9	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 22	~30%
	Rakwana ornata			~30%
10	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 22	~30%
	Blistered Pyrgomorph			~20%
	Common Pyrgomorph			~10%
11	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~30%
	Blistered Pyrgomorph			~30%
12	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 22	~30%
	Sphenarium histrio			~30%
13	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 22	~30%
	Gaudy Grasshopper			~30%
14	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	~20%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~20%
15	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 22	~20%
	Dictyophorus griseus			~20%
16	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 22	~20%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~10%
	Leprous Milkweed Locust			~10%
17	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~20%
	Leichhardt's Grasshopper			~20%
18	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 22	~20%
	Koppie Foam Grasshopper			~20%
	Red Milkweed Locust			<5%
19	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~20%
	Painted Pyrgomorph			~20%
20	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~20%
	Yeelanna argus			~20%
21	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 22	~20%
	Tagasta marginella			~20%
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 22	~10%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~10%
	Redwart Milkweed Locust			~10%
23	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	~10%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			~10%
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	~10%
	Green Milkweed Locust			~10%
25	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 22	~10%
	Gaudy Grasshopper			~10%
26	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	~10%
	Koppie Foam Grasshopper			~10%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 22	~10%
	Dictyophorus griseus			~10%
28	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	<5%
	Common Psednura			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 22	~50%
	Green Milkweed Locust			~20%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~20%
	Koppie Foam Grasshopper			~10%
	Redwart Milkweed Locust			~10%
2	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 22	~30%
	Green Milkweed Locust			~20%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~10%
	Koppie Foam Grasshopper			~10%
3	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	~30%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			~30%
4	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 22	~20%
	Elegant Grasshopper			~10%
	Leprous Milkweed Locust			<5%
	Green Milkweed Locust			<5%
5	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	~20%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			~20%
6	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 22	~10%
	Green Milkweed Locust			~10%
7	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 22	~10%
	Green Milkweed Locust			~10%
8	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 22	~10%
	Tagasta marginella			~10%
9	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	~10%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			~10%
10	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	~10%
	Koppie Foam Grasshopper			~10%
11	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 22	~10%
	Tagasta marginella			~10%
12	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 22	~10%
	Tagasta marginella			~10%
13	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	~10%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			~10%
14	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	~10%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			~10%
15	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	~10%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			~10%
16	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	<5%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			<5%
17	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	<5%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			<5%
18	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 22	<5%
	Atractomorpha crenulata			<5%
19	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	<5%
	Common Psednura			<5%
20	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	<5%
	Northern Grass Pyrgomorph			<5%
21	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	<5%
	Common Pyrgomorph			<5%

Gaudy Grasshoppers

Species in this group

Spotted Mountain-Grasshopper

Koppie Foam Grasshopper

Gaudy Grasshopper

Desmoptera truncatipennis

Rakwana ornata

Leprous Milkweed Locust

Blistered Pyrgomorph

Sphenarium histrio

Elegant Grasshopper

Dictyophorus griseus

Leichhardt's Grasshopper

Painted Pyrgomorph

Yeelanna argus

Tagasta marginella

Atractomorpha crenulata

Green Milkweed Locust

Common Pyrgomorph

Red Milkweed Locust

Northern Grass Pyrgomorph

Taphronota calliparea

Redwart Milkweed Locust

Common Psednura

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Gaudy Grasshoppers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked