Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873) is a animal in the Romaleidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)

Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)

Chromacris psittacus is a species of grasshopper with aposematic traits to ward off predators.

Family
Genus
Chromacris
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)

Chromacris psittacus is a grasshopper species belonging to the genus Chromacris. The nymphs of this species have red and black coloration, and typically stay in groups. Both of these characteristics strengthen the aposematic signals they send to predators. Adult Chromacris psittacus have orange hind wings, which work in a similar way to startle predators when encountered.

Photo: (c) Christian Langner, all rights reserved, uploaded by Christian Langner

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Romaleidae Chromacris

More from Romaleidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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