Bug FAQClub-legged Grasshopper
Gomphocerus sibiricus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
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The club-legged grasshopper lives across the Palearctic east to Siberia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its main distribution area is Siberia. It is also found across the Palearctic east to Siberia.
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Where is the club-legged grasshopper found?
It lives across the Palearctic east to Siberia and, in central and southern Europe, only in high mountain ranges such as the Alps, Carpathians and the Caucasus.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Acrididae)
Differential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Egyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Gray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomphocerus_sibiricus
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