Striped-eyes

Guides

• Anacridium aegyptium

  Egyptian grasshopper, Egyptian locust, Egyptian Bird Grasshopper

  One of the largest European grasshoppers, reaching up to 70 mm in females. Distinguished by striped eyes, blue hind tibiae, and orange hind femora with dark markings. Solitary and folivorous, inhabiting warm, bright environments from sea level to 1,500 m. Active year-round with adults most visible August–September; overwinters as adults and spawns in spring.

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