Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Sandy grassland

Range

North America

Movement

Hopping

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This grasshopper lives on sandy beaches across North America and the Caribbean. It snaps its wings together in mid-air to produce a loud, rhythmic crackling sound.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Acrididae

Genus

Psinidia

Species

Psinidia fenestralis