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Balkan Pincer Grasshopper

Paracaloptenus caloptenoides

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Description:

Female Balkan Pincer Grasshoper (Paracaloptenus caloptenoides). A grasshoper of the family Acrididae (subfamily Calliptaminae) native to the Balkan Peninsula, Central Europe and Near East.

Habitat:

Mountain meadow on the edge of deciduous woodland.

Reference Links:

Paracaloptenus caloptenoides - Overview, Status taxonomy | Grasshoppers of Europe

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