Bug FAQLarge Banded Grasshopper
Arcyptera fusca · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
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Males are 22 to 35 mm long and females 29 to 44 mm. Its body is ocher or yellow-green with dark marks, bright red hind tibiae, black knees edged with a white band.
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Size
Males reach 22 to 35 mm (0.87 to 1.38 in) and females 29 to 44 mm (1.1 to 1.7 in) in body length.
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What it eats
Adults mainly eat grasses (Poaceae).
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Life cycle
Eggs are laid in oothecae within short tunnels dug in the ground.
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Where it comes from
Native to Central Asian steppes, now widespread in most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic, and the Near East, including the Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians, Caucasus and Siberia.
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Lookalikes
It belongs to the short-horned grasshoppers, family Acrididae, subfamily Gomphocerinae.
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Questions people ask
How can I recognize it?
Look for an ocher or yellow-green body with dark marks, bright red hind tibiae, black knees edged with a white band.
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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/Arcyptera_fusca
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