Do grasshoppers live in Europe?

The second European Congress on Orthoptera Conservation will be held on 19-21 September 2018 in Smolenice... Dolichopoda bakolitsas, a new cave-cricket from western Greece. 29 September 2017 - Roy Kleukers. Dolichopoda bakolitsas, a new cave-cricket from western Greece. 29 September 2017 - Roy Kleukers. read more

The grasshoppers favourite foods are grasses, leaves and cereal crops. One particular grasshopper – the Shorthorn grasshopper only eats plants, but it can go berserk and eat every plant in sight – makes you wander where they put it all. Grasshopper Behaviour. Grasshoppers are most active during the day, but also feed at night. read more

These insects go through incomplete metamorphosis (i.e. egg, nymphs, adult, without a pupal stage). Distribution. Most Orthoptera live in the tropics, and there are around 18,000 species of them. Around 700 of these are found in Europe - mainly in the south - and only 30 species live in Britain. read more