Anacridium aegyptium

Egyptian Locust ( Anacridium aegyptium )

The Egyptian Locust ( Anacridium aegyptium ) is a short probe cricket from the family of grasshoppers ( Acrididae ).

Features

The male locusts, 30 to 56, female 46-70 millimeters long. They have a yellow-brown to gray-brown ground color, with a fine dark grain. On top of the pronotum carry along a clear, yellow to orange colored edge with three transverse grooves. The tibia of hind legs are bluish, the legs ( femurs ) of the rear legs are orange on the bottom. On the hind wings they wear dark, arc-shaped napkin. Their wings are fully developed and about the body long. They have showy, black and yellow striped longitudinally compound eyes.

Occurrence

The animals are found throughout the Mediterranean area and live in loosely vegetated areas with only sporadic tree plantings. Sometimes animals are introduced with vegetable imports in Central Europe.

Way of life

The adult animals are to run from September to May, the larvae develop in summer. The locusts can fly very well and are sometimes confused because of their size with little birds. They are very agile and therefore difficult to catch.