Showy Grasshopper

Hesperotettix speciosus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae

Hesperotettix speciosus, known generally as the showy grasshopper or handsome purple-striped grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Distribution

Showy Grasshopper — (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jay Pruett · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 489

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jay Pruett · CC-BY DescriptionHesperotettix speciosus, Wikipedia contributors

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