Acrotylus longipes

Acrotylus longipes

Acrotylus longipes is a grasshopper from the family Acrididae.
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Distribution

Acrotylus longipes is found in the northern half of Africa, Southwestern Asia and partly Southern Europe, Greece. It also occurs in the Canary Islands.

Habitat

Acrotylus longipes inhabits mainly dunes area with fine sand.

Food

The species feeds mainly on herbaceous plants and dry plant parts. If present, they should also accept grass.

References:

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http://yrefail.net/Thasos/orthoptera.htm
http://www.pyrgus.de/Acrotylus_longipes_en.html
http://www.gbif.org/species/5099098
http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1104091
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOrthoptera
FamilyAcrididae
GenusAcrotylus
SpeciesAcrotylus longipes
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Greece