Large Marsh Grasshopper vs Alpine Dark Bush-cricket
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Large Marsh Grasshopper | Alpine Dark Bush-cricket |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Stethophyma grossum | Pholidoptera aptera |
| Order | Orthoptera | Orthoptera |
| Family | Acrididae | Tettigoniidae |
| Size | 20-36 mm | 18-26 mm body length |
| Habitat | Underground | Mountains |
| Diet | Omnivores | Herbivores |
| Regions | Western Europe, Central Europe, Northern Europe | Alps, Balkans |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Large Marsh Grasshopper
Europe's largest grasshopper, with bold red, yellow, and green colouring and bright red hindleg tibiae. It requires very wet, boggy habitats and makes a distinctive flicking song.
Did You Know?
Its unique flick-song is produced by the grasshopper snapping its hindleg against its wing in a single crack.
Alpine Dark Bush-cricket
A large, dark bush-cricket found in alpine and subalpine scrublands. It is completely flightless with only vestigial wing stubs.
Did You Know?
Despite being wingless, males can still produce sound using their tiny residual wing stubs.