Bug FAQBroad Green-winged Grasshopper
Aiolopus strepens · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
Adult males are about 19 to 24 mm long and females 24 to 31 mm (0.75 to 1.22 in). Their bodies are usually light brown but can appear green, yellow or have reddish stripes, and the front wings are dark with clear markings. They live in dry Mediterranean habitats with low vegetation, bushes and stony soil, and are found from July through October.
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How to recognize it
Body colour varies from light brown to green or yellow, sometimes with reddish stripes, and the front wings are dark with clear spots.
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Size
Males reach 19 to 24 mm and females 24 to 31 mm in length.
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Where it lives
Prefers warm, dry areas with low vegetation, free soil, bushes and stony ground.
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Life cycle
Adults mate and then spend the winter as mature insects.
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When you see it
Adults are active from July to October.
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Where it comes from
Found in central and southern Europe, the Near East, North Africa and parts of the Afrotropical region.
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Lookalikes
Similar to Aiolopus thalassinus but has larger hind femora, transparent-blue wings and coarser punctuation on the rear pronotum.
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More photos
Same family (Acrididae)
Differential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Egyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Gray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiolopus_strepens
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