Euchorthippus declivus

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Euchorthippus declivus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Euchorthippus
Species: E. declivus
Binomial name
Euchorthippus declivus
(Brisout, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Acridium declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848)
  • Euchorthippus declivus meridionalis Jannone, 1937
  • Euchorthippus declivus stichai Maran, 1954
  • Stenobothrus pulvinatus declivus (Brisout de Barneville, 1848)

Euchorthippus declivus, the 'Sharp-tailed Grasshopper', is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae.

Euchorthippus declivus, nymph
This very common and numerous species is present in most of Europe. The adult males grow up to 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in) long, while the females reach 20–27 millimetres (0.79–1.06 in) of length. They can be encountered from July through October feeding on grasses, usually in dry meadows and in arid and sunny environments.

The basic coloration of the body varies from light brown to beige, occasionally is 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.

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