Atlantic Grasshopper

Paroxya atlantica

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae

Paroxya atlantica, known generally as the Atlantic grasshopper or Atlantic locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. It is semi-aquatic, often found on vegetation near the edges of slow-moving bodies of water.

Distribution

Atlantic Grasshopper — (c) Ray Fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 514Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Ray Fisher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionParoxya atlantica, Wikipedia contributors

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