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Common groundhopper

Tetrix undulata (Sowerby, 1806)

Status not recordedinsects

The common groundhopper (Tetrix undulata) is a species in the family Tetrigidae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.1 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the common groundhopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
8.5 mm – 1.1 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, human_modified, shrubland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the common groundhopper?

COMMON GROUNDHOPPER · LENGTH 1.1 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.1 cm, the recorded maximum length of the common groundhopper is about 0.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the common groundhopper live?

Not recorded

Is the common groundhopper 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 common groundhopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyTetrigidae
  6. genusTetrix
  7. SpeciesTetrix undulata (Sowerby, 1806)

Synonyms Acridium ochraceum, Acridium scriptum, Acridium variegatum, Acridium vittatum, Acrydium bifasciatum, Acrydium kiefferi, Acrydium nigricans, Acrydium ochraceum, Acrydium scriptum, Acrydium undulatum, Tetratetrix undulatum, Tetrix kiefferi, Tetrix undulata, Tetrix undulata undulata, Tetrix vittata, Tettix kiefferi

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Common ground-hopperEnglish
  • marše lesníCzech
  • Almindelig torngræshoppeDanish
  • Gemeine DornschreckeGerman
  • Saltamontes común de tierraSpanish
  • lännenokasirkkaFinnish
  • Tétrix communFrench
  • Zapadni monaški skakavacCroatian
  • ligeti tövishátúsáskaHungarian
  • Pelkinis šokliukasLithuanian
  • vanlig torngresshoppeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewoon doorntjeDutch
  • vanleg torngrashoppeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Skakun fałdowanyPolish
  • прыгунчик обыкновенныйRussian
  • koníček klenutýSlovak
  • glänttorngräshoppaSwedish
  • Le Tétrix forestierFrench
  • Tétrix des clairièresFrench
  • Tétrix forestierFrench
  • Srednjeticalni monaški skakavacCroatian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common groundhopper

Other species in the same genus Tetrix.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common groundhopper?

An adult common groundhopper measures 8.5 mm – 1.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common groundhopper?

The common groundhopper (Tetrix undulata) belongs to the family Tetrigidae in the order Orthoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common groundhopper (Tetrix undulata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-groundhopper

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“Common groundhopper (Tetrix undulata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-groundhopper.

BibTeX
@misc{common_groundhopper_2026,
  title = {Common groundhopper (Tetrix undulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-groundhopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}