Clear-winged Grasshopper

Camnula pellucida

The Clear-winged Grasshopper is a special insect with beautiful, transparent wings. They love to hop around in grassy areas and can be found in fields and meadows, making them fun to spot!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Clear-winged Grasshopper has a mottled brown to reddish-brown body with long, clear hind wings, though sometimes smoky. Its forewings bear a distinct pale stripe along the middle. A pale line often runs behind its eye.

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Clear-winged Grasshopper

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Sometimes they darken their bodies to absorb more sunlight and get warmer.

Their eggs are laid in underground pods that survive winter's harsh cold.

These grasshoppers taste their food using special receptors on their feet!

They can change from solitary to a swarming, destructive locust phase!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Clear-winged Grasshopper can jump incredibly far because of powerful hind legs that help them escape predators quickly.

Clear-winged Grasshopper has a speckled brown body that helps them blend perfectly into dry grasses, making them hard to spot.

Clear-winged Grasshopper can turn its body to face the sun, helping them warm up or cool down efficiently.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 30-85 mm
Größe: 15-28 mm
Lebenserwartung: 40-70 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mainly munch on grasses and various small plants.

Hauptnahrung

Agropyron cristatum
Bromus tectorum
Poa pratensis
Triticum aestivum

Nahrungssuche

Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

A common bird predator of adult grasshoppers.

parasitizes

Tachinid Fly

Archytas apicifer

Its larvae develop inside the grasshopper's body.

eats

Common Wheat

Triticum aestivum

A primary food source and agricultural pest target.

eaten by

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

Lizards frequently prey on these grasshoppers.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Gesang

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Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.