Listen to the Omocestus panteli
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About the Omocestus panteli
The Omocestus panteli is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Omocestus panteli 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
Omocestus panteli, or Pantel's grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.
The IUCN conservation status of Omocestus panteli is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was assessed in 2015. Their genetics have still been impacted by the Last Glacial Maximum, with three genetically distinct clusters in northwestern, central-southern, and northeastern Iberia.
Related insects in the genus Omocestus
More from the family Acrididae
Migratory locust
Locusta migratoria
Large gold grasshopper
Chrysochraon dispar
Rattle grasshopper
Psophus stridulus
Bow-winged grasshopper
Chorthippus biguttulus
Small gold grasshopper
Euthystira brachyptera
Common field grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus
Lesser marsh grasshopper
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Large marsh grasshopper
Stethophyma grossum
Frequently asked questions
What does an Omocestus panteli sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Omocestus panteli 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 Omocestus panteli endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Omocestus panteli as “least concern”.
What family does the Omocestus panteli belong to?
The Omocestus panteli (Omocestus panteli) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 374-3 Omocestus panteli 312 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 561 16 Omocestus panteli 757r12 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 429 7 Omocestus panteli 643r7 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 374-17 Omocestus panteli 318r2b – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 374-17 Omocestus panteli 318r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 429 1 Omocestus panteli 643r1 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q10609681 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Omocestus panteli – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by anasacuta Depicted place: Vila Facaia, 3270, Portugal ( 39°56′08″N 8°11′19″W / 39.9355545044°N 8.1886110306°W /… – CC BY 4.0