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Redshanked grasshopper

Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman, 1852)

Status not recordedinsects

The redshanked grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the redshanked grasshopper

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the redshanked grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the redshanked 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 redshanked grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusXanthippus
  7. SpeciesXanthippus corallipes (Haldeman, 1852)

Synonyms Hippiscus affrictus, Hippiscus albulus, Hippiscus altivolus, Hippiscus conspicuus, Hippiscus corallipes, Hippiscus cupidus, Hippiscus eremitus, Hippiscus latefasciatus, Hippiscus maculatus, Hippiscus pantherinus, Hippiscus paradoxus, Hippiscus pardalinus, Hippiscus pumilus, Hippiscus tollecus, Oedipoda corallipes, Oedipoda paradoxa, Oedipoda pardalina, Pardalophora pantherinus, Xanthippus buckelli, Xanthippus corallipes corallipes, Xanthippus corallipes pardalinus, Xanthippus leprosus, Xanthippus miniatus, Xanthippus toltecus, Xanthippus zapotecus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Red-shanked grasshopperEnglish
  • Red-shanked grasshopper (pantherinus)English

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redshanked grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Xanthippus.

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What kind of animal is the redshanked grasshopper?

The redshanked grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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CreatureData. (2026). Redshanked grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redshanked-grasshopper

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BibTeX
@misc{redshanked_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Redshanked grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redshanked-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}