Psophus stridulus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Psophus is a monotypic genus of grasshopper of the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae and in the tribe Locustini. The one species in the genus is Psophus stridulus, commonly known as the rattle grasshopper. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rattle Grasshopper sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 8 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rattle Grasshopper in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rattle Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rattle Grasshopper sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 20%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%) and Ecrins National Park (France, about 20%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Rattle 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 Rattle Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (8 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.
