Yellow-winged digging grasshopper
Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)
Status not recordedinsects
The yellow-winged digging grasshopper (Acrotylus longipes) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.
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Quick facts about the yellow-winged digging grasshopper
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- 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 yellow-winged digging grasshopper live?
Not recorded
Is the yellow-winged digging 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 yellow-winged digging grasshopper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOrthoptera
- familyAcrididae
- genusAcrotylus
- SpeciesAcrotylus longipes (Charpentier, 1845)
Synonyms Oedipoda longipes
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Gelbflügelige ÖdlandschreckeGerman
- Žutokrili pješčarski skakavacCroatian
- DűnesáskaHungarian
- Acrotilo ali gialleItalian
- Geel stipschildDutch
- Кобылка приморскаяRussian
- koník dlhonohýSlovak
Relatives of the yellow-winged digging grasshopper
Other species in the same genus Acrotylus.
Slender digging grasshopper
Acrotylus patruelis
Common digging grasshopper
Acrotylus insubricus
Blondel's burrowing grasshopper
Acrotylus blondeli
Diana's digging grasshopper
Acrotylus diana
South-east African burrowing grasshopper
Acrotylus mossambicus
CompareYellow-winged digging grasshopper vs Slender digging grasshopperYellow-winged digging grasshopper vs Common digging grasshopperYellow-winged digging grasshopper vs Blondel's burrowing grasshopperYellow-winged digging grasshopper vs Diana's digging grasshopper
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the yellow-winged digging grasshopper?
The yellow-winged digging grasshopper (Acrotylus longipes) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
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