Elegant Bush Cricket vs Large Mountain Grasshopper

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Elegant Bush Cricket Large Mountain Grasshopper
Scientific Name Euconocephalus nasutus Stauroderus scalaris
Order Orthoptera Orthoptera
Family Tettigoniidae Acrididae
Size 45-65mm 16-24 mm body length
Habitat Farmland Meadows
Diet Herbivores Omnivores
Regions Africa, Asia Europe, Alps, Balkans
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Elegant Bush Cricket

A large cone-headed katydid with bright green coloring and a sharply pointed head. It is attracted to lights at night and can fly strongly. Its song is a high-pitched continuous buzz.

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Did You Know?

Large swarms sometimes descend on crops at night, attracted by artificial lighting in agricultural areas.

Large Mountain Grasshopper

A medium-sized grasshopper common in European mountain meadows. Males produce a distinctive rapid clicking song.

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Males stridulate by rubbing a row of pegs on their hind legs against their forewing veins.