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Large marsh grasshopper

Stethophyma grossum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.55 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the large marsh grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.9 cm – 2.55 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, 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 large marsh grasshopper?

LARGE MARSH GRASSHOPPER · LENGTH 2.55 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.55 cm, the recorded maximum length of the large marsh grasshopper is about 1.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the large marsh grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the large marsh 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 marsh grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusStethophyma
  7. SpeciesStethophyma grossum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Acridium grossum, Acrydium rubripes, Gryllus flavipes, Gryllus germanicus, Gryllus grossus, Locusta grossus, Mecostethus grossus, Oedipoda grossa, Stethophyma grossum

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • saranče mokřadníCzech
  • SumpgræshoppeDanish
  • SumpfschreckeGerman
  • suosirkkaFinnish
  • criquet ensanglantéFrench
  • sumpgresshoppeNorwegian Bokmål
  • MoerassprinkhaanDutch
  • sumpgrashoppeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Große SumpfschreckeGerman
  • Le Criquet ensanglantéFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large marsh grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Stethophyma.

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Common questions

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How big is the large marsh grasshopper?

An adult large marsh grasshopper measures 1.9 cm – 2.55 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the large marsh grasshopper?

The large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-marsh-grasshopper

MLA

“Large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-marsh-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{large_marsh_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Large marsh grasshopper (Stethophyma grossum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-marsh-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}