Listen to the Stenobothrus nigromaculatus
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
About the Stenobothrus nigromaculatus
The Stenobothrus nigromaculatus is a insect in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera).
What does the Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 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 nigromaculatus is a species belonging to the family Acrididae. It is found across the Palearctic. In Europe it occurs locally in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy (in the Alps and the Apennines), the Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Austria, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and the north of Greece. Further east, the occurrence extends over Asia Minor and the Caucasus to Siberia. In Germany, the species prefers at altitudes between 250 and 900 meters, but it was also found in the Allgäu to an altitude of almost 1500 meters. In Switzerland it is found at altitudes from 500 to 2270 meters.
Related insects in the genus Stenobothrus
More from the family Acrididae
Migratory locust
Locusta migratoria
Large gold grasshopper
Chrysochraon dispar
Rattle grasshopper
Psophus stridulus
Bow-winged grasshopper
Chorthippus biguttulus
Common green grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus
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 a Stenobothrus nigromaculatus sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 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 Stenobothrus nigromaculatus belong to?
The Stenobothrus nigromaculatus (Stenobothrus nigromaculatus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.
Sources & credits
- BioAcoustica 424-6 Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 603r4 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 406 6 Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 482r4 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 20140801-151202 col du Pendu Ardèche M by Gilles San Martin – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 406 4 Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 482r2 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 426 11 Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 609r10 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- BioAcoustica 563 3 Stenobothrus nigromaculatus 762r6 – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q962580 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Stenobothrus nigromaculatus – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Gilles San Martin – CC BY-SA 2.0