Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Calliptamus Phylum Arthropoda Order Orthoptera | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Acrididae Scientific name Calliptamus siciliae Rank Species | |
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Similar Calliptamus, Orthoptera, Calliptaminae, Euchorthippus declivus, Calliptamus italicus | ||
Calliptamus siciliae is a species of 'short-horned grasshoppers' belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Calliptaminae.
This endemism is only present in the south-east of France, in Switzerland, in Sicily (hence the Latin name siciliae) and in the mainland of Italy.
Calliptamus siciliae can mainly be encountered from July through October in dry meadows and arid environments, but also in mountainous areas along stony paths. The basic coloration of the body varies from gray to brownish. It can be distinguished from similar species by the front wings (tegmina) shorter than the abdomen
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