The Egyptian grasshopper is a widely distributed species that occurs in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (Cigliano et al., 2023). In Portugal, it can be observed throughout the mainland, across a range of habitats including orchards, gardens, scrublands, and open woodlands.

In the Gulbenkian Garden, the adults are easiest to see as they overwinter, basking in the sunlight on trees and bushes on bright winter days. Look for them in the rosemary hedges (Rosmarinus officinalis) near the main entrance, or in the strawberry trees (Arbutus unedo), olive trees (Olea europaea) and other evergreen trees that dot the Garden. 

Text: Eva Monteiro, Albano Soares, Renata Santos, Rui Félix, Cândida Ramos, Ricardo Ramirez and Patrícia Garcia-Pereira