Gold Grasshopper

Chrysochraon dispar · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae

Also called: Large Gold Grasshopper

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Gold Grasshopper
Photo: carnifex, CC BY

The gold grasshopper, Chrysochraon dispar, belongs to the Acrididae family and Gomphocerinae subfamily. It lives across the Palearctic region extending eastward to Siberia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Chrysochraon dispar is a species in the family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found across the Palearctic region.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range extends east to Siberia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Gold Grasshopper photo 3
Photo: Frank Vassen, CC BY

Same family (Acrididae)

Differential GrasshopperDifferential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or cropsTwo-striped GrasshopperTwo-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsCarolina GrasshopperCarolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Field GrasshopperCommon Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusEgyptian Bird GrasshopperEgyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptiumGray Bird GrasshopperGray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysochraon_dispar

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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