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title: "Giant Grasshopper"
description: "Valanga irregularis — Insetos e aranhas. Valanga irregularis, the giant grasshopper, giant valanga or hedge grasshopper, is a large grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/giant-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Grasshopper

> Valanga irregularis — Insetos e aranhas. Valanga irregularis, the giant grasshopper, giant valanga or hedge grasshopper, is a large grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae.

- Scientific name: *Valanga irregularis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9328
- Wikidata: [Q2507878](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2507878)
- iNaturalist taxon: [201636](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201636)

## Names

- en: Giant Grasshopper
- es: Chapulín gigante

## Countries with the most observations

AU (6044)

## Summary

Valanga irregularis, the giant grasshopper, giant valanga or hedge grasshopper, is a large grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae. The largest grasshopper in Australia, its distribution is restricted to the Australian tropics and subtropics. They are a solitary species.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Isaiah Findley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/157389078

## Machine access

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