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Large banded grasshopper

Arcyptera fusca (Pallas, 1773)

Status not recordedinsects

The large banded grasshopper (Arcyptera fusca) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 3.6 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the large banded grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.55 cm – 3.6 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Scavenger
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Generations a year
One every two years or more
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the large banded grasshopper?

LARGE BANDED GRASSHOPPER · LENGTH 3.6 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.6 cm, the recorded maximum length of the large banded grasshopper is about 2.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the large banded grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the large banded 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 large banded grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusArcyptera
  7. SpeciesArcyptera fusca (Pallas, 1773)

Synonyms Acryptera fuscus fuscus, Arcyoptera stollii, Arcyoptera variegatus, Arcyptera cothurnata, Arcyptera fusca fusca, Arcyptera variegata, Gryllus cothurnatus, Gryllus fuscus, Gryllus locusta fuscus, Gryllus locusta variegatus, Gryllus locusta versicolor, Gryllus nympha, Gryllus variegatus, Gryllus versicolor, Oedipoda cothurnata, Stetheophyma variegatus, Stethophyma fuscum, Stethophyma variegatum, Stetophyma fuscum

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • saranče pestráCzech
  • Große HöckerschreckeGerman
  • Arcyptère barioléeFrench
  • Dugokrili žarki skakavacCroatian
  • szép hegyisáskaHungarian
  • Grote bandsprinkhaanDutch
  • Napierśnica ciemnaPolish
  • кобылка пёстраяRussian
  • koník pestrýSlovak
  • dolgokrila škrebetuljaSlovenian
  • L'Arcyptère barioléeFrench
  • Le Criquet barioléFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large banded grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Arcyptera.

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Common questions

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How big is the large banded grasshopper?

An adult large banded grasshopper measures 2.55 cm – 3.6 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the large banded grasshopper?

The large banded grasshopper (Arcyptera fusca) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large banded grasshopper (Arcyptera fusca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-banded-grasshopper

MLA

“Large banded grasshopper (Arcyptera fusca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-banded-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{large_banded_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Large banded grasshopper (Arcyptera fusca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-banded-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}