Large marsh grasshopper

The large marsh grasshopper^[2] (Stethophyma grossum) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae.^[3]

Large marsh grasshopper
In Germany
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Genus:	Stethophyma
Species:	S. grossum
Binomial name
Stethophyma grossum (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
List Acridium grossum (Linnaeus, 1758) Acrydium rubripes' De Geer, 1773 Euryphymus rubripes (De Geer, 1773) Gryllus flavipes Gmelin, 1790 Gryllus germanicus Stoll, C., 1813 Gryllus grossum Linnaeus, 1758 Mecostethus grossus (Linnaeus, 1758) Oedipoda grossa (Linnaeus, 1758) Stethophyma flavipes (Gmelin, 1788) Stethophyma germanicus (Stoll, C., 1813) Stethophyma rubripes (De Geer, 1773)

Distribution and habitat

S. grossum is found throughout Europe, with a few records from western Asia. In the British Isles it is restricted to the New Forest, Dorset, and Somerset Wells and Ireland. It is the largest species of grasshopper to be found in the British Isles.

The habitat is typically wet meadow and marsh throughout its range.^[4] In southern England, the species is most often found in "quaking" sphagnum moss bogs.^[2]

Close-Up of a Stethophyma grossum