Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Egyptian Grasshopper
Taxonomy:
- Orthoptera›Caelifera›Acridoidea›Acrididae›Cyrtacanthacridinae›Anacridium aegyptium
Status:
IN
Distribution
Colours show the year of the last record -
| up to 1987 | 1988-97 | 1998 up to present |
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.
Description:
Large brownish grasshopper with dark patches on the hind wings and multiple vertical bars down the eyes. Peg between the forelegs and a prominent keel in the middle of the pronotum that is broken by three deep transverse furrows.
Size:
50 - 81 mm
Wings:
Fully winged with wings extending beyond the end of the abdomen in both sexes.
Stridulation:
None.
Food:
Herbivorous.
Habitat:
Common species in the eastern Mediterranean, arrival in Britain as a vagrant or accidental import.
Phenology:
Adults have been found in Britain from late summer through to November.