Green Mountain Grasshopper

Green Mountain Grasshopper

Miramella alpina

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

7 Verified sightings at Vanoise National Park From 2019 to 2026
117 In all 5 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Mountain Grasshopper

Miramella alpina, commonly known as the green mountain grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~30%
2 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
4 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Mountain Grasshopper in Vanoise National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Mountain Grasshopper sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 308 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.

When is the best time to see a Green Mountain Grasshopper in Vanoise National Park?

July and August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Mountain Grasshopper in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Mountain Grasshopper?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Mountain Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Vanoise National Park the best place to see a Green Mountain Grasshopper?

4th of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Green Mountain Grasshopper sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 30%), Ecrins National Park (France, about 20%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Green Mountain Grasshopper live in Vanoise National Park?

Same family: Acrididae

The closest relatives of the Green Mountain Grasshopper that you can see in Vanoise National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Large Banded Grasshopper (about 40%), High Mountain Grasshopper (about 30%) and Ladder Grasshopper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Mountain Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Mountain Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (7 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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