Sand groundhopper
Tetrix ceperoi (Bolívar, 1887)
Status not recordedinsects
The sand groundhopper (Tetrix ceperoi) is a species in the family Tetrigidae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.2 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the sand groundhopper
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1 cm – 1.2 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwater, grassland, wetland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the sand groundhopper?
Where does the sand groundhopper live?
Not recorded
Is the sand groundhopper 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 sand groundhopper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyTetrigidae
- genusTetrix
- SpeciesTetrix ceperoi (Bolívar, 1887)
Synonyms Tettix ceperoi
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Cepero's ground-hopperEnglish
- Cepero's groundhopperEnglish
- Ceperos ground-hopperEnglish
- marše písečnáCzech
- Westliche DornschreckeGerman
- Tétrix des vasièresFrench
- Ceperojev monaški skakavacCroatian
- délnyugati tüskehátú sáskaHungarian
- DuindoorntjeDutch
- skakun ciemieniówkaPolish
- Тетрикс западныйRussian
- koníček západnýSlovak
- zanddoorntjeDutch
Relatives of the sand groundhopper
Other species in the same genus Tetrix.
Slender ground hopper
Tetrix subulata
Common groundhopper
Tetrix undulata
Two-spotted groundhopper
Tetrix bipunctata
Long-horned groundhopper
Tetrix tenuicornis
Sierra pygmy grasshopper
Tetrix sierrana
Obscure grouse locust
Tetrix arenosa
CompareSand groundhopper vs Slender ground hopperSand groundhopper vs Common groundhopperSand groundhopper vs Two-spotted groundhopperSand groundhopper vs Long-horned groundhopper
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sand groundhopper?
An adult sand groundhopper measures 1 cm – 1.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the sand groundhopper?
The sand groundhopper (Tetrix ceperoi) belongs to the family Tetrigidae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
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