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About the lesser mottled grasshopper
The lesser mottled grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera).
What does the lesser mottled 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
Stenobothrus stigmaticus is a species belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae and is sometimes called the lesser mottled grasshopper.
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Large gold grasshopper
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Bow-winged grasshopper
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Common green grasshopper
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Small gold grasshopper
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Common field grasshopper
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Lesser marsh grasshopper
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Large marsh grasshopper
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Frequently asked questions
What does a lesser mottled grasshopper sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the lesser mottled 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.
What family does the lesser mottled grasshopper belong to?
The lesser mottled grasshopper (Stenobothrus stigmaticus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 583 2 Stenobothrus stigmaticus 807r3 9-Jan – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q3012810 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Stenobothrus stigmaticus – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Gilles San Martin – CC BY-SA 2.0