Sphingonotus caerulans
| Sphingonotus caerulans | |
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| Sphingonotus caerulans Germany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Sphingonotus |
| Species: | S. caerulans
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| Sphingonotus caerulans | |
Sphingonotus caerulans is a species belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Oedipodinae.The northern limit is northern France, eastern Sweden and southern Finland. In Central and Northern Europe the species is restricted to low-vegetation special habitats, in which the soil remains free of vegetation through constant rearrangement (pioneer species of open habitats).it is very common especially in rocky heaths in the Mediterranean area.[2][3]
References
- ^ Linnaeus C. 1767. Systema naturae per regnae tria naturae. Editio duodecima, reformata 1(2): 533–1327. Holmiae.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Heiko Bellmann: Der Kosmos Heuschreckenführer. Die Arten Mitteleuropas sicher bestimmen. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10447-8