Grey bush cricket
Platycleis albopunctata (Goeze, 1778)
Status not recordedinsects
The grey bush cricket (Platycleis albopunctata) is a species in the family Tettigoniidae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.35 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the grey bush cricket
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.8 cm – 2.35 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Main food
- seeds
- Habitat
- grassland, rocky
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- One
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the grey bush cricket?
Where does the grey bush cricket live?
Not recorded
Is the grey bush cricket 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 grey bush cricket classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyTettigoniidae
- genusPlatycleis
- SpeciesPlatycleis albopunctata (Goeze, 1778)
Synonyms Platycleis denticulata, Tettigonia albopunctatus
Other names and names in other languages (17)
- Common grey bush-cricketEnglish
- Grey bush-cricketEnglish
- Saltarel·la de muntanyaCatalan
- kobylka šedáCzech
- sandgræshoppeDanish
- Westliche BeißschreckeGerman
- paahdehepokattiFinnish
- Decticelle chagrinéeFrench
- Baltataškis spragtukasLithuanian
- sandgresshoppeNorwegian Bokmål
- duinsabelsprinkhaanDutch
- sandgrashoppeNorwegian Nynorsk
- Podłatczyn białoplamekPolish
- Saltarela-de-pintas-brancasPortuguese
- скачок белопятнистыйRussian
- kobylka sivastáSlovak
- grå vårtbitareSwedish
Relatives of the grey bush cricket
Other species in the same genus Platycleis.
Tuberous bush-cricket
Platycleis affinis
Intermediate grey bush-cricket
Platycleis intermedia
Sicilian bush-cricket
Platycleis concii
Falcate bush-cricket
Platycleis falx
Messina bush-cricket
Platycleis ragusai
Roman bush-cricket
Platycleis romana
CompareGrey bush cricket vs Tuberous bush-cricketGrey bush cricket vs Intermediate grey bush-cricketGrey bush cricket vs Sicilian bush-cricketGrey bush cricket vs Falcate bush-cricket
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey bush cricket?
An adult grey bush cricket measures 1.8 cm – 2.35 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What does the grey bush cricket eat?
Its recorded main food is seeds.
What kind of animal is the grey bush cricket?
The grey bush cricket (Platycleis albopunctata) belongs to the family Tettigoniidae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
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