Bird's Eye vs bow-winged grasshopper

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Chorthippus biguttulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye bow-winged grasshopper
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family Sapindaceae Acrididae
Genus Alectryon Chorthippus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Chorthippus biguttulus

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

bow-winged grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye bow-winged grasshopper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bow-winged grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bow-winged grasshopper

The Bow-winged Grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus) is a species in the genus Chorthippus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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