Soldier Grasshopper

Chromacris speciosa

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Romaleidae

Chromacris speciosa, also known as the soldier grasshopper, is a grasshopper belonging to the family Romaleidae. It is distributed across Central America and South America. It was first described in 1824 by Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Soldier Grasshopper

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