Metrioptera saussuriana
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Metrioptera saussuriana is a species belonging to the family Tettigoniidae subfamily Tettigoniinae. It is a high meadow species found on many mountains and low mountain ranges in southern Europe. Its range extends in the Iberian Peninsula from Portugal and Spain over the Pyrenees, southern France to the French and Swiss Jura and the southern and western Alps. Isolated populations are to be found in the Balearic Islands, in Corsica, Sardinia, some northwestern French islands and in central Europe near Salzburg. The species is missing in Germany. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket 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 111th most-seen of the 308 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket that you can see in Vanoise National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Wart-Biter (about 40%), Small Alpine Bush-Cricket (about 20%) and Great Green Bush-Cricket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple Meadow Bush-Cricket 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.
