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Pallid-winged Grasshopper

Trimerotropis pallidipennis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Acrididae

The pallid-winged grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis) is a common grasshopper of the family Acrididae, native to the deserts of western North America along with South America, ranging from British Columbia to Argentina. They are more active during the summer months, and their pale, mottled coloration makes them hard to see against surfaces such as the granite often found in the gravel of dry river beds. They grow to be 37 millimetres (1.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 2