Rufous Grasshopper
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Caelifera » Acridoidea » Acrididae » Gomphocerinae » Gomphocerippus rufus
Status
UK
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
Broad bodied, brown grasshopper with clubbed, pale or white-tipped antennae. Mature males have orange tip to abdomen. Incurved pronotal side-keels. Some females are reddish-purple.
Size
14-22 mm
Wings
Fully winged.
Stridulation
Soft but urgent buzzing which fluctuates slightly, dying away at the end.
Food
Herbivorous.
Habitat
Rough dry grassland on calcareous soils. Typically on south facing slopes and in sheltered valleys where scrub is present or at the margin of woods.
Phenology
Nymphs hatch in late May. Adults appear by late July and can survive into December.