Clonia melanoptera (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Tettigoniidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Clonia melanoptera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Clonia melanoptera (Linnaeus, 1758)

The giant black-winged clonia is a predatory bush cricket species found in South Africa.

Family
Genus
Clonia
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Clonia melanoptera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Clonia melanoptera (Linnaeus, 1758), also referred to as Clonia (Hemiclonia) melanoptera and commonly known as the giant black-winged clonia, is a species of predatory bush crickets. It belongs to the subfamily Saginae, and it is found in South Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Tettigoniidae Clonia

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

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