Listen to the Epirus Dancing Grasshopper
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About the Epirus Dancing Grasshopper
The Epirus Dancing Grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “endangered”.
What does the Epirus Dancing Grasshopper sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
Chorthippus lacustris, the Epirus dancing grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Chorthippus. This species is native to northwest Greece and is endangered.
Related insects in the genus Chorthippus
Bow-winged grasshopper
Chorthippus biguttulus
Common field grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Upland field grasshopper
Chorthippus apricarius
Steppe grasshopper
Chorthippus dorsatus
Lesser field grasshopper
Chorthippus mollis
Heath grasshopper
Chorthippus vagans
Chorthippus pullus
Chorthippus pullus
More from the family Acrididae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Epirus Dancing Grasshopper sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Epirus Dancing Grasshopper on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
Is the Epirus Dancing Grasshopper endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Epirus Dancing Grasshopper as “endangered”.
What family does the Epirus Dancing Grasshopper belong to?
The Epirus Dancing Grasshopper (Chorthippus lacustris) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 568 5 Chorthippus lacustris 676r5 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q10451345 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chorthippus lacustris – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Klaus-Gerhard Heller, Horst Bohn, Fabian Haas, Fer Willemse, Yde de Jong – CC BY 4.0