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Sténobothre ligné - Heidegrashüpfer (male)

Stenobothrus lineatus

Description:

Stenobothrus lineatus is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae (short horn grasshoppers). It prefers arid grasslands, rocky areas, heath and limestone wasteland, but is sometimes found in more humid places: meadows, roadsides. The adults are seen from June to late October.

Habitat:

Meadow, alt. 1500 m

Notes:

Distribution: Europe, and Asia to Mongolia , except in the more northern regions. Reported in all countries of Western Europe.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Heidegrashüpfer
Stenobothrus lineatus Heidegrashüpfer – Wikipedia


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3 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

That looks good to me bayucca! I haven't found a better match so I'll update. The crazy ones are just... crazy.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks bayucca! I'll check it out. Got 2 beauties coming up for you :-)

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Please, verify!! I am not really happy with what I all have seen of this species during googling..., very variable guy. I guess yours is the male.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S...
https://naturfotografen-forum.de/o22757-...)
http://orthoptera.xobor.de/t541f2-Meine-...
The crazy ones:
http://www.fokus-natur.de/bild/stenoboth...
http://orthoptera.xobor.de/t1155f3-So-bl...

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Châtel-Saint-Denis, Fribourg - Freiburg, Switzerland

Spotted on Aug 31, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013

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