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Azure sand grasshopper

Sphingonotus azurescens (Rambur, 1838)

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The azure sand grasshopper (Sphingonotus azurescens) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the azure sand grasshopper

Weight
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
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Countries on record
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Where does the azure sand grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the azure sand grasshopper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the azure sand grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusSphingonotus
  7. SpeciesSphingonotus azurescens (Rambur, 1838)

Synonyms Gryllus azurescens, Pseudosphingonotus azurescens, Sphinctonotus azurescens, Sphingonotus azurescens, Sphingonotus azurescens azurescens

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • L'Oedipode lazuliteFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the azure sand grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Sphingonotus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the azure sand grasshopper?

The azure sand grasshopper (Sphingonotus azurescens) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Azure sand grasshopper (Sphingonotus azurescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/azure-sand-grasshopper

MLA

“Azure sand grasshopper (Sphingonotus azurescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/azure-sand-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{azure_sand_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Azure sand grasshopper (Sphingonotus azurescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azure-sand-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}