Species Aptenopedes sphenarioides - Linear-winged Grasshopper

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Linear-winged Grasshopper - Aptenopedes sphenarioides - male

Linear-winged Grasshopper - Aptenopedes sphenarioides - female

Grasshopper 1 - Aptenopedes sphenarioides - male

Stripped Green Grasshopper - Aptenopedes sphenarioides - male

Grasshopper - Aptenopedes sphenarioides - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)

Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)

Subfamily Melanoplinae (Spur-throated Grasshoppers)

Genus Aptenopedes

Species sphenarioides (Linear-winged Grasshopper)

Size

male: 16-23 mm. female: 22-30 mm

Identification

Green or purplish brown. Slant-faced, eyes large. Wings reduced to pads, even in adult, so flightless.

Range

Florida, southeastern Alabama, southern Georgia.

Habitat

Open areas in pines, flatwoods, hammocks.

Season

In Florida, eggs hatch May-June and adults are found July-February.

See Also

Wingless Florida Grasshopper, Aptenopedes aptera. Osceola's Grasshopper, Hesperotettix osceola, is very similar, but has small wings.

Print References

Capinera, Grasshoppers of Florida, pp. 79-80, plates 63-64--photos of male and female (1)

Capinera, Field Guide to Grasshoppers..., pp. 109-110, plate 22 (2)

Helfer, pp. 191-192, fig. 309 (3)

Internet References

Common Grasshoppers in Florida: PDF, html file

Works Cited

1.	Grasshoppers of Florida (Invertebrates of Florida) By John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, Jason M. Squiter, Jason M. Squitier

2.	Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker

3.	How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies By Jacques R. Helfer

Contributed by Cotinis on 3 December, 2005 - 11:28am
Additional contributions by Tony D
Last updated 30 June, 2009 - 8:30pm

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