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Crepitating grasshopper

Spharagemon crepitans (Saussure, 1884)

Status not recordedinsects

The crepitating grasshopper (Spharagemon crepitans) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the crepitating grasshopper

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the crepitating grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the crepitating 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 crepitating grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusSpharagemon
  7. SpeciesSpharagemon crepitans (Saussure, 1884)

Synonyms Dissosteira bolli var. crepitans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crepitating grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Spharagemon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the crepitating grasshopper?

The crepitating grasshopper (Spharagemon crepitans) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crepitating grasshopper (Spharagemon crepitans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crepitating-grasshopper

MLA

“Crepitating grasshopper (Spharagemon crepitans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crepitating-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{crepitating_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Crepitating grasshopper (Spharagemon crepitans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crepitating-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}