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Pygmy Pincer Grasshopper

Calliptamus siciliae

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Acrididae

Calliptamus siciliae, commonly known as the pygmy pincer grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Calliptaminae. Distribution This endemism is only present in the south-east of France, in Switzerland, in mainland Italy and in Sicily (hence the Latin name siciliae). Habitat This species inhabits dry meadows, shrubland and arid environments, but also mountainous areas along stony paths, at an elevation of 220–1,420 metres (720–4,660 ft) above sea level.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 114Italy · 104Switzerland · 82