Creosote Bush Grasshopper

Bootettix argentatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae

Bootettix argentatus, the creosote bush grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America. The species is monophagous, and feeds exclusively on the creosote bush Larrea divaricata.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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