Stripe-winged Grasshopper
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Caelifera » Acridoidea » Acrididae » Gomphocerinae » Stenobothrus lineatus
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.
Description
Brightly coloured, usually green and brown with red on the abdomen. Gently incurved pronotal keels. White line and elongated spot (stigma) on the forewing.
Size
15-23 mm
Wings
Winged.
Stridulation
Short, pulsating, metallic rasp – characteristic ‘wheezing’ hiss.
Food
Herbivorous.
Habitat
Grasslands on chalk and limestones, heaths and some dune systems.
Phenology
Nymphs appear in May, adults from mid-July onwards surviving until October.