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title: "Saltamontes Verde Común"
description: "Omocestus viridulus — Insectos y arañas. Omocestus viridulus, known in the British Isles as the common green grasshopper, is a Palearctic species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/common-green-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Saltamontes Verde Común

> Omocestus viridulus — Insectos y arañas. Omocestus viridulus, known in the British Isles as the common green grasshopper, is a Palearctic species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae.

- Scientific name: *Omocestus viridulus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Praderas y campos)
- iNaturalist observations: 9733
- Wikidata: [Q1009929](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1009929)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132419](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132419)

## Names

- en: Common Green Grasshopper
- de: Bunter Grashüpfer
- es: Saltamontes Verde Común
- fr: Criquet verdelet
- nl: Wekkertje
- pl: Skoczek zielony

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3007), AT (766), DK (494), FR (487), RU (484), DE (418), FI (410), PL (396), CH (218), IE (197), SE (175), IT (170)

## Summary

Omocestus viridulus, known in the British Isles as the common green grasshopper, is a Palearctic species of grasshopper in the subfamily Gomphocerinae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omocestus_viridulus

## Photo

![Saltamontes Verde Común](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-green-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: plant512 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126643003

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-green-grasshopper?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).