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Rattle grasshopper

Psophus stridulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The rattle grasshopper (Psophus stridulus) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 3 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the rattle grasshopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.1 cm – 3 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, grassland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the rattle grasshopper?

RATTLE GRASSHOPPER · LENGTH 3 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3 cm, the recorded maximum length of the rattle grasshopper is about 1.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the rattle grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the rattle 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 rattle grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusPsophus
  7. SpeciesPsophus stridulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Acridium stridulus, Acrydium fuliginosum, Acrydium rubripenne, Acrydium stridulus, Gryllus stridulus, Nocarodes femoralis, Oedipoda stridulus, Pachytylus stridulus, Psophus ebneri, Psophus samniticus, Psophus stridulus stridulus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • saranče vrzaváCzech
  • TrommeslagerDanish
  • Rotflüglige SchnarrschreckeGerman
  • KäristajaEstonian
  • palosirkkaFinnish
  • Œdipode stridulanteFrench
  • Crvenokrili čegrtašCroatian
  • kerepelő sáskaHungarian
  • Raudonsparnis tarkšlysLithuanian
  • ParkšķisLatvian
  • klapregresshoppeNorwegian Bokmål
  • KlappersprinkhaanDutch
  • klapregrashoppeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Trajkotka czerwonaPolish
  • Огнёвка трескучаяRussian
  • koník červenokrídlySlovak
  • rdečekrila ragljaSlovenian
  • trumgräshoppaSwedish
  • Огнівка тріскучаUkrainian
  • Rotflügelige SchnarrschreckeGerman
  • L'Oedipode stridulanteFrench
  • Le Criquet stridulantFrench
  • OEdipode stridulanteFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rattle grasshopper

Other species in the same family Acrididae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rattle grasshopper?

An adult rattle grasshopper measures 2.1 cm – 3 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rattle grasshopper?

The rattle grasshopper (Psophus stridulus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rattle grasshopper (Psophus stridulus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rattle-grasshopper

MLA

“Rattle grasshopper (Psophus stridulus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rattle-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{rattle_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Rattle grasshopper (Psophus stridulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rattle-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}