''Euchorthippus declivus'', the Jersey grasshopper or sharp-tailed grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshoppers belonging to the family

Acrididae Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedi ...

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Acrididae - Euchorthippus declivus - ninfa

Description

The adult males grow up to long, while the females reach of length. The basic coloration of the body varies from light brown to beige, or occasionally yellow-green. Two or three darker and clearer longitudinal stripes start from the eyes. The head is relatively large. The bottom of the abdomen is yellow, usually with an orange tip in males. Wings are atrophied in both sexes.

Distribution and habitat

This very common species is present in middle and southern

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. ''Euchorthippus declivus'' inhabits arid and sunny environments, southern slopes, gravely plots with sparse vegetation, very dry to moderate

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Biology

They can be encountered from July through October feeding on grasses. The eggs overwinter in the soil.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2441354 declivus Insects described in 1848 Taxa named by Charles N. F. Brisout Orthoptera of Europe