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title: "Rufous Grasshopper"
description: "Gomphocerippus rufus — Owady i pająki. The rufous grasshopper (Gomphocerippus rufus) is a species of grasshopper."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/rufous-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous Grasshopper

> Gomphocerippus rufus — Owady i pająki. The rufous grasshopper (Gomphocerippus rufus) is a species of grasshopper.

- Scientific name: *Gomphocerippus rufus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 8058
- Wikidata: [Q1541635](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1541635)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117313](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117313)

## Names

- en: Rufous Grasshopper
- de: Rote Keulenschrecke
- fr: Gomphocère roux
- nl: Rosse sprinkhaan

## Countries with the most observations

FR (1503), AT (1432), DE (1402), IT (437), PL (343), LU (323), CH (318), RU (170), BE (165), SE (158), CZ (93), GB (76)

## Summary

The rufous grasshopper (Gomphocerippus rufus) is a species of grasshopper. It is a medium-sized, broad, brown, short-horned grasshopper with clubbed antennae that are tipped with a conspicuous white or pale colour. It is fairly large, averaging 14 to 22 mm in length. It is of the subfamily Gomphocerinae in the family Acrididae, the predominant family of grasshoppers. This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East. It can be encountered from late July through mid-December, usually in dry or slightly moist habitats. The environments in which it typically resides include…

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

## Photo

![Rufous Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: elodie8162 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138364129

## Machine access

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