| Euthystira brachyptera | |
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| Female of Euthystira brachyptera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Euthystira |
| Species: | E. brachyptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Euthystira brachyptera (Ocskay, 1826) | |
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Euthystira brachyptera, the small gold grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae.
Euthystira brachyptera can reach a length of 13–26 millimetres (0.51–1.02 in) with females tending to be larger. The body color is shiny yellow-green. The wings of the males reach the center of the abdomen, while the wings of the females are very small and often pink or purple. [3] This species could be confused with Euchorthippus declivus and Chrysochraon dispar . It can be distinguished by means of the sharper top of head and the proportionally smaller eyes. Adults can be found from July to September. [4] [5] [6]
This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East. [7] It prefers mountain and subalpine meadows with tall grasses, heaths with rough vegetation and woodland clearings. It is quite common in calcareous grasslands with Brachypodium pinnatum . [8] [5]
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