Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Chorthippus lacustris (Chorthippus lacustris), recorded as Endangered
Chorthippus lacustris (Chorthippus lacustris). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Chorthippus lacustris

Chorthippus lacustris

Chorthippus lacustris is a grasshopper in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Chorthippus lacustris
Taxonomy
Insecta · Orthoptera · Acrididae · Chorthippus

Range and habitat

The Epirus dancing grasshopper's habitat is currently threatened mainly by the urbanization of northwest Greece. This species is native to northwest Greece and is endangered.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Song, season, and a named mountain are how many of these insects were split. A silent valley after fire is an empty record.

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

The Epirus dancing grasshopper is currently listed as endangered on the IUCN red list and is on the verge of extinction. There are five remnant known populations. Deforestation and urbanization has caused this species to create habitat fragmentation that makes it difficult for separate populations to reproduce with each other.

Drainage, intensive cattle grazing and land conversion to agricultural fields are other threats the grasshopper faces.

Chorthippus lacustris is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Chorthippus lacustris, Wikidata item Q10451345. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Chorthippus lacustris?
Chorthippus lacustris is a grasshopper in the family Acrididae (order Orthoptera).
What is the conservation status of Chorthippus lacustris?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Chorthippus lacustris. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Chorthippus lacustris live?
The Epirus dancing grasshopper's habitat is currently threatened mainly by the urbanization of northwest Greece.
Why is Chorthippus lacustris in crisis?
The Epirus dancing grasshopper is currently listed as endangered on the IUCN red list and is on the verge of extinction.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Chorthippus lacustris?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Chorthippus lacustris a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.