Gomphocerus sibiricus

Gomphocerus sibiricus
Gomphocerus sibiricus Belgium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1] (Europe regional assessment)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Genus:	Gomphocerus
Species:	G. sibiricus
Binomial name
Gomphocerus sibiricus (Linnaeus, 1767) [2]
Synonyms
Gryllus (Locusta) sibiricus Linnaeus, 1767 Aeropus sibiricus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Gomphocerus sibiricus is a species of insect belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Gomphocerinae.It is found across the Palearctic east to Siberia.The main distribution area is Siberia. In Central and Southern Europe it is limited to the high mountains: Pyrenees and Sierra de Guadarrama, central and southern Apennines, Alps, Carpathians, Balkan Mountains and the Caucasus. ^{[3] [4]}

Close-Up of a Gomphocerus sibiricus

References

1. Hochkirch, A.; Fontana, P.; Monnerat, C.; Chobanov, D.P.; Illich, I.; Roesti, C.; Presa, J.J.; Zuna-Kratky, T.; Braud, Y.; Rutschmann, F. (2016). "Gomphocerus sibiricus (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T16084549A74493518. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
2. Linnaeus C. 1767. Systema naturae per regnae tria naturae. Editio duodecima, reformata, 1(2): 533–1327. Holmiae.
3. Fauna Europaea
4. Heiko Bellmann: Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer. Die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN   3-440-10447-8