Stenobothrus lineatus (Panzer, 1796)

Stripe-winged Grasshopper
Taxonomy
Orthoptera » Caelifera » Acridoidea » Acrididae » Gomphocerinae » Stenobothrus lineatus
Status
UK

Distribution Map

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 up to 1987 1988-97 1998 up to present

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Recordings

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.