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Mottled grasshopper sounds

Myrmeleotettix maculatus

Hear what the mottled grasshopper sounds like in 6 recordings (Myrmeleotettix maculatus).

Listen to the mottled grasshopper

BioAcoustica 425 2 Myrmeleotettix maculatus 605r6
3:08
BioAcoustica 571 7 Myrmeleotettix maculatus hispanicus 717r64
0:41
BioAcoustica 411 16 Myrmeleotettix maculatus hispanicus 509r3
1:06
BioAcoustica 563 10 Myrmeleotettix maculatus 763r5
2:51
BioAcoustica 420-1 Myrmeleotettix maculatus hispanicus 580a
3:22
BioAcoustica 583 10 Myrmeleotettix maculatus 813r2 9-Jan
6:31

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About the mottled grasshopper

The mottled grasshopper is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera).

What does the 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

Myrmeleotettix maculatus is a species belonging to the subfamily Gomphocerinae and may be called the mottled grasshopper. It is found across the Palearctic east to Siberia. In the north, it is spread from the British Isles to Scandinavia and Russia, north to about the Arctic Circle, in the south to Morocco, over the south of Spain, Calabria and Greece to Turkey. They are found from sea level to about 2,500 meters above sea level, for example in the French Alps and the Balkans.

More from the family Acrididae

Frequently asked questions

What does a mottled grasshopper sound like?

You can hear 6 recordings of the 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 mottled grasshopper belong to?

The mottled grasshopper (Myrmeleotettix maculatus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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