Meadow Katydid vs Alpine Long-horned Grasshopper

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Meadow Katydid Alpine Long-horned Grasshopper
Scientific Name Conocephalus brevipennis Anonconotus alpinus
Order Orthoptera Orthoptera
Family Tettigoniidae Tettigoniidae
Size 12-18 mm 15-22 mm body length
Habitat Meadows Meadows
Diet Seed Feeders Omnivores
Regions North America Alps, Western Europe
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Meadow Katydid

A small short-winged katydid found in moist meadows and bog margins.

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Did You Know?

Females insert eggs into plant stems with a curved sword-shaped ovipositor.

Alpine Long-horned Grasshopper

A small, flightless bush-cricket of high alpine meadows. Its green and brown coloring provides camouflage among mountain grasses.

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Did You Know?

Males produce a distinctive song by rubbing their forewings together that carries far in thin mountain air.