Animal Taxonomy - Orthoptera
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The giant grasshopper belongs to the family Acrididae. The distribution is restricted in the Australian tropics and subtropics. The species is the largest grasshopper of the continent. Usually the animal lives a solitary mode of life.
The species favours a moist climate. In spring and autumn they are often found in grassland or forest. If the atmospheric conditions are ideal they sometimes leave for suburban gardens.
They feed on shrubs, in particular Acalypha, Hibiscus or Bauhinia. Another food source are palm trees. They possess strong mandibles which are used to eat the plant beginning from the leaf margin. The feeding takes place all night long and they remain hidden behind branches during hot and rainy days.
Adult individuals are good jumpers and can defend against predators like mantises or lynx spiders with the spines on the hindlegs. Moreover, the Giant Grasshopper is well camouflaged as the body colour resembles the plant stem and leaf they are hiding behind. (Wikipedia)
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This caterpillar was at least two to three inches long. It was sitting out in the open enjoying the morning sun, before heading off to the nearest shrub for some breakfast.
Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. October 2022.
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Desconozco si se trata de una ninfa o un ejemplar adulto y después de buscar mucho en el intento de identificarlo, me pregunto si puede pertenecer a la especie Chorthippus parallelus?.
Acrididae
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Pink grasshopper
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I do not know if it is a nymph or an adult specimen and after searching a lot in an attempt to identify it, I wonder if it could belong to the species Chorthippus parallelus?.
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Je ne sais pas s'il s'agit d'une nymphe ou d'un spécimen adulte et après avoir beaucoup cherché pour tenter de l'identifier, je me demande s'il pourrait appartenir à l'espèce Chorthippus parallelus?.
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Gomphocerippus rufus belongs to the family Acrididae and is the only species of this genus in Europe. It also occurs in northern Asia. Males have a size of 14 - 16 mm, females can reach a size of 17 - 23 mm.
Their color is quite variable. The expanded white tips of the antennae are typical for this species.
• Desert Sand Grasshopper, band-winged grasshopper
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Orthoptera
Suborder:Caelifera
Family:Acrididae
Subfamily:Oedipodinae
Tribe:Sphingonotini
Genus:Sphingonotus
Species:S. rubescens
Playa del Jablito, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
Explored: June 13, 2023
Altiplano Leste - Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Genus: Parascopas Bruner, 1906
Species: P. sanguineus Bruner, 1910
Binomial name: Parascopas sanguineus
Altiplano Leste - Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
This is a showy metallic grasshopper in the subfamily Melanoplinae of the family Acrididae.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Genus: Parascopas Bruner, 1906
Species: P. sanguineus Bruner, 1910
Binomial name: Parascopas sanguineus
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Adults of this species make fairly loud, metallic sounds when in flight. They can be found in South America.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Acridinae
Tribe: Hyalopterygini
Genus: Hyalopteryx Charpentier, 1845
Species: H. rufipennis Charpentier, 1845
Binomial name: Hyalopteryx rufipennis
Pseudochorthippus parallelus is a common species of the family Acrididae (Sub-family Gomphocerinae) found in many parts of Europe, including the British Isles in the west, Scandinavia in the north, the Ural mountains in the east and Spain in the south. Its preferred habitats are non-arid regions.
Doi Suthep-Pui NP, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Order : Orthoptera
Family : Acrididae
Sub-Family : Oxyinae
Genus : Oxya
Species : Oxya japonica
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Valanga irregularis (common name "giant grasshopper", "giant valanga" or "hedge grasshopper") belongs to the Family of Acrididae. The distribution is restricted in the Australian tropics and subtropics. The species belongs to the largest grasshopper of the continent. Usually the animal lives a solitary mode of life.
Valanga irregularis is native in the tropic and subtropic regions of Australia, northward of Sydney.
The species favours a moist climate. In spring and autumn they are often found in grassland or forest. If the atmospheric conditions are ideal they sometimes leave for suburban gardens.
Adults generally spend the winter months in their hideout but they remain not completely inactive as they leave their lair from time to time for eating or sunbathing. The mating season begins in the first warm spring days. The males call the females with noises and they typically meet on the food supply.
Chorthippus biguttulus belongs to the Acrididae family and is found in many parts of Europe and temperate Asia. Males have a length of about 15 mm, females can reach a length of up to 25 mm. Their color can be very variable.
Doi Suthep-Pui NP, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Order : Orthoptera
Family : Acrididae
Sub-Family : Acridinae
Genus : Phlaeoba
Species : Phlaeoba infumata
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Botanical Gardens of Brasilia - DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Proctolabinae
Tribe: Proctolabini
Genus: Eucephalacris Descamps, 1976
Species: E. borellii (Giglio-Tos, 1897)
Binomial name: Eucephalacris borellii
Altiplano Leste - DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Acridinae
Tribe: Hyalopterygini
Genus: Hyalopteryx Charpentier, 1845
Species: H. rufipennis Charpentier, 1845
Binomial name: Hyalopteryx rufipennis
Stethophyma grossum belongs to the Acrididae family and can reach a length of up to 40 mm. Its color may vary considerably. It can only exist in wet meadows and marshland and has become rare, because many of its former habitats have fallen dry. Fortunately it has wings and can fly, so that it is able to colonize new areas.
Réalisé le 16 juin 2021 à la Base de Plein Air de Sainte-Foy, ville de Québec, Québec.
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Taken on June, 16th / 2021 at Base de Plein Air de Sainte-Foy, Quebec city, Quebec.
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
This is a nymph of Abracris flavolineata.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Ommatolampidinae
Tribe: Abracrini
Genus: Abracris Walker, 1870
Species: A. flavolineata (De Geer, 1773)
Binomial name: Abracris flavolineata
Réalisé le 19 novembre 2023 à Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Équateur.
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Taken on November, 19th / 2023 in Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Ecuador.
Acebo. Extremadura
Phylum ARTHROPODA/Subphylum HEXAPODA/Clase Insecta/Orden Orthoptera/Suborden Caelifera/Superfamilia Acridoidea/Familia Acrididae/Subfamilia Gomphocerinae/Género Omocestus/Subgénero Omocestus/Omocestus (Omocestus) rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1821) BV
Mis Saltamontes.
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