Orange-legged Grasshopper
Spharagemon equale
The orange-legged grasshopper lives in dry, open habitats such as sandy barrens, prairies, roadsides, and disturbed fields where its mottled body blends with bare ground. It feeds mainly on grasses and other low plants, using strong hind legs to leap away when threatened. Adults can make short flights that reveal brightly colored hind wings before dropping back to the ground and disappearing into the substrate. A notable feature of Spharagemon equale is its cryptic coloration, which makes a resting individual very difficult to spot until it suddenly jumps.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- Orange-legged Grasshopper