Recent growth in occurrences of Acrida ungarica (Orthoptera: Acrididae) at the northern margin of the species range: Is it the result of global warming?

Abstract

Furthermore, an increase in relative abundance and area expansion of certain thermophilic Orthoptera species (e.g. Calliptamus italicus, Euchorthippus declivus, Omocestus petraeus and Platycleis affi nis in western Hungary) has also been observed (Kenyeres et al., 2019). However, it must be noted that many studies do not meet the standards of data sampling and analyses to accurately