Idaho point-headed grasshopper (Acrolophitus pulchellus)

Acrolophitus pulchellus
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Gomphocerinae
Tribe:	Acrolophitini
Genus:	Acrolophitus
Scientific name
Acrolophitus pulchellus (Bruner, 1889)
Geography
Native countries:
United States

The Idaho point-headed grasshopper (Acrolophitus pulchellus) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Identification

Life cycle parameters

Phase	Stage	Color	Body length
Gregarious	nymph
Gregarious	immature adult
Gregarious	mature adult
Solitarious	nymph
Solitarious	adult

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceAcrolophitus pulchellus

Habitat

Geophilous

Activity

Diurnal

Flight

Strong flier

Life cycle parameters

Phase	Developmental time
Eggs
Hopper
Adult
Laying-fledging
Adult maturation
Total

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Resources

References

Taxon identifiers

BugGuideCatalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Idaho SpeciesiNaturalistIRMNGITIS TSNIUCNKBpediaNatureServe ExplorerOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)Xeno-canto