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Green mountain grasshopper

Miramella alpina (Kollar, 1833)

Status not recordedinsects

The green mountain grasshopper (Miramella alpina) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.7 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the green mountain grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.9 cm – 2.7 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Scavenger
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, grassland, rocky, shrubland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the green mountain grasshopper?

GREEN MOUNTAIN GRASSHOPPER · LENGTH 2.7 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.7 cm, the recorded maximum length of the green mountain grasshopper is about 1.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the green mountain grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the green mountain 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 green mountain grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusMiramella
  7. SpeciesMiramella alpina (Kollar, 1833)

Synonyms Gryllus alpinus, Podisma alpina

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • saranče horskáCzech
  • Alpen-GebirgsschreckeGerman
  • Miramelle alpestreFrench
  • alpesi sáskaHungarian
  • Cavalletta verde di montagnaItalian
  • Groene bergsprinkhaanDutch
  • Mirka alpejskaPolish
  • Кобылка бескрылая альпийскаяRussian
  • koník vrchovskýSlovak
  • Alpine GebirgsschreckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green mountain grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Miramella.

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Common questions

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How big is the green mountain grasshopper?

An adult green mountain grasshopper measures 1.9 cm – 2.7 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the green mountain grasshopper?

The green mountain grasshopper (Miramella alpina) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green mountain grasshopper (Miramella alpina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-mountain-grasshopper

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BibTeX
@misc{green_mountain_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Green mountain grasshopper (Miramella alpina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-mountain-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}