Chorthippus apricarius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Chorthippus apricarius is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It is found across most of Europe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Locomotive Grasshopper sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Locomotive Grasshopper in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Locomotive 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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Locomotive Grasshopper sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%) and Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Locomotive 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Locomotive Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (11 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.
