Jersey grasshopper
Euchorthippus declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848)
Status not recordedinsects
The jersey grasshopper (Euchorthippus declivus) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.35 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the jersey grasshopper
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.8 cm – 2.35 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Scavenger
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- One
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the jersey grasshopper?
Where does the jersey grasshopper live?
Not recorded
Is the jersey 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 jersey grasshopper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyAcrididae
- genusEuchorthippus
- SpeciesEuchorthippus declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848)
Synonyms Acridium declivus, Chorthippus declivus, Chorthippus pulvinatus declivus, Chorthippus pulvinatus var. declivus, Euchorthippus declivus declivus, Euchorthippus meridionalis, Euchorthippus stichai, Euchortippus declivus, Euchortippus declivus stichai, Gomphocerus declivus, Stenobothrus declivus, Stenobothrus gracilis, Stenobothrus pulvinatus declivus
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Common straw grasshopperEnglish
- Sharp-tailed grasshopperEnglish
- saranče páskovanáCzech
- Gewöhnlicher Dickkopf-GrashüpferGerman
- Criquet du bromeFrench
- Obični žitni skakavacCroatian
- rövidszárnyú rétisáskaHungarian
- Cortippo paglierinoItalian
- Franse prairiesprinkhaanDutch
- Koník hrubohlavýSlovak
- kratkokrila suhotravkaSlovenian
- Dickkopf-GrashüpferGerman
- Criquet des bromesFrench
- Criquet des mouillèresFrench
- Le Criquet des mouillèresFrench
Relatives of the jersey grasshopper
Other species in the same genus Euchorthippus.
Siberian straw grasshopper
Euchorthippus pulvinatus
Iberian straw grasshopper
Euchorthippus chopardi
Jersey grasshopper
Euchorthippus elegantulus
Balearic straw grasshopper
Euchorthippus angustulus
Madeiran straw grasshopper
Euchorthippus madeirae
Sardinian straw grasshopper
Euchorthippus sardous
CompareJersey grasshopper vs Siberian straw grasshopperJersey grasshopper vs Iberian straw grasshopperJersey grasshopper vs Jersey grasshopperJersey grasshopper vs Balearic straw grasshopper
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jersey grasshopper?
An adult jersey grasshopper measures 1.8 cm – 2.35 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the jersey grasshopper?
The jersey grasshopper (Euchorthippus declivus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
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