Bug FAQGreen Mountain Grasshopper
Miramella alpina · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
The green mountain grasshopper is bright green with black side stripes on the pronotum that extend onto the abdomen in males, and its hind leg colors differ between sexes. Adults appear from late June to September in moist alpine meadows, wet clearings and open woods across several European countries. They feed on grasses, lichens, mosses and herbaceous plants, preferring Vaccinium species.
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How to recognize it
Both sexes are bright green, with black stripes along the sides of the pronotum that continue onto the abdomen in males. Male hind femora are red underneath with black tibiae; females have red femora undersides and yellowish tibiae.
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Size
Males grow to about 16 to 23 mm long, while females reach 22 to 30 mm.
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What it eats
Their diet consists of grasses, lichens, mosses and various herbaceous plants, especially Vaccinium species.
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Life cycle
Adults are active from late June to September.
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When you see it
They can be seen from late June through September.
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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/Miramella_alpina
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