Ladder Grasshopper

Stauroderus scalaris · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae

Also called: Large Mountain Grasshopper

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Ladder Grasshopper
Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA

Adult males are about 18 to 20 mm long and females 24 to 27 mm (0.71 to 1.06 in). They appear from July to September in high-altitude alpine meadows and pastures across most of Europe, the Near East, and the eastern Palearctic.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Hind-leg femora can be yellow or reddish.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Males grow to 18 to 20 mm and females to 24 to 27 mm in length.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Found mainly in high-altitude alpine meadows and pastures.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

Active from July through September.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Present in most of Europe, the Near East, and the eastern Palearctic realm.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Ladder Grasshopper photo 3
Photo: Kostas Zontanos, 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/Stauroderus_scalaris

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