Jersey grasshopper
Euchorthippus elegantulus
The Jersey grasshopper is a slim grasshopper from Europe. It belongs to the slant-faced grasshoppers, whose faces slope backwards. It hops about in grassy places on its strong back legs.
Lives in
Europe, in grassy places
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting people.
What does it eat?
Like other grasshoppers of its kind, it nibbles grasses and other plants.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Jersey grasshopper about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Scientists split it into two kinds, called subspecies.
2
One of the two kinds has its own English name: the elegant straw grasshopper.
3
It is not in danger. There are still plenty of them in Europe.
you asked
Most asked questions about Jersey grasshopper
?Is the Jersey grasshopper dangerous?
No. It is a small grasshopper and harmless to people.
?Where does the Jersey grasshopper live?
In Europe, in grassy places.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Euchorthippus elegantulus
- Named by
- Zeuner, 1940
- Group
- Grasshoppers and crickets
- Family
- Acrididae
- Classification
- Insecta > Orthoptera > Acrididae
- Lives on
- Europe
Where the facts come from
- Euchorthippus elegantulus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Gilles San Martin Depicted place: Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France ( 43°54′04″N 5°32′55″E / 43.9011772667°N 5.54863195°E / 43.9011772667; 5.54. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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