Egyptian Grasshopper
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Caelifera » Acridoidea » Acrididae » Cyrtacanthacridinae » Anacridium aegyptium
Status
IN
Distribution Map
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.
Recordings
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.