Bug FAQMottled Grasshopper
Myrmeleotettix maculatus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
Also called: Common Club Grasshopper
The mottled grasshopper, Myrmeleotettix maculatus, belongs to the subfamily Gomphocerinae. It lives from sea level up to about 2,500 m, including places like the French Alps and the Balkans. Its range covers the Palearctic from the British Isles and Scandinavia east to Siberia, and south to Morocco, Spain, Greece and Turkey.
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How to recognize it
Myrmeleotettix maculatus is a species in the subfamily Gomphocerinae and is called the mottled grasshopper.
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Where it lives
It is found from sea level up to roughly 2,500 m, such as in the French Alps and the Balkans.
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Where it comes from
Its distribution spans the Palearctic east to Siberia, north from the British Isles to the Arctic Circle, and south to Morocco, Spain, Calabria, Greece and Turkey.
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More photos
Same family (Acrididae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmeleotettix_maculatus
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