Acrididae

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Schistocerca damnifica (Saussure, 1861)

Schistocerca damnifica (Saussure, 1861)

Schistocerca damnifica (Saussure, 1861)

Schistocerca damnifica, the mischievous bird grasshopper, is an Acrididae species found in North America.

Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca pallens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca pallens is a non-swarming large bird grasshopper from tropical America that can damage many crops, especially sugar cane.

Schistocerca flavofasciata (De Geer, 1773)

Schistocerca flavofasciata (De Geer, 1773)

Schistocerca flavofasciata (De Geer, 1773)

Schistocerca flavofasciata is a bird grasshopper species in the Acrididae family found in South America.

Schistocerca cancellata (Serville, 1838)

Schistocerca cancellata (Serville, 1838)

Schistocerca cancellata (Serville, 1838)

Schistocerca cancellata is the main swarming locust species in subtropical South America that shows phase polymorphism.

Schistocerca cohni Song, 2006

Schistocerca cohni Song, 2006

Schistocerca cohni Song, 2006

Schistocerca cohni is a species of bird grasshopper in Acrididae found in Mexico.

Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773)

Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773)

Schistocerca americana (Drury, 1773)

Schistocerca americana is a grasshopper species with temperature-influenced polyphenic coloration in its nymphs.

Schistocerca piceifrons (Walker, 1870)

Schistocerca piceifrons (Walker, 1870)

Schistocerca piceifrons (Walker, 1870)

Schistocerca piceifrons is a polyphagous swarming locust of tropical America with two named subspecies.

Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798)

Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798)

Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798)

Schistocerca obscura, the obscure bird grasshopper, is an Acrididae grasshopper found across parts of the United States.

Schistocerca shoshone (Thomas, 1873)

Schistocerca shoshone (Thomas, 1873)

Schistocerca shoshone (Thomas, 1873)

Schistocerca shoshone, the green bird grasshopper, is an Acrididae bird grasshopper species found in North America.

Schistocerca lineata Scudder, 1899

Schistocerca lineata Scudder, 1899

Schistocerca lineata Scudder, 1899

Schistocerca lineata, the spotted bird grasshopper, is a bird grasshopper species in Acrididae found in North America.

Schistocerca albolineata (Thomas, 1875)

Schistocerca albolineata (Thomas, 1875)

Schistocerca albolineata (Thomas, 1875)

Schistocerca albolineata, the white-lined bird grasshopper, is an Acrididae species found in North America near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Schistocerca alutacea (Harris, 1841)

Schistocerca alutacea (Harris, 1841)

Schistocerca alutacea (Harris, 1841)

Schistocerca alutacea, the leather-colored bird grasshopper, is an Acrididae grasshopper found in the United States.

Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris, 1862)

Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris, 1862)

Schistocerca rubiginosa (Harris, 1862)

Schistocerca rubiginosa, the rusty bird grasshopper, is an Acrididae species found in North and South America.

Schistocerca nitens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca nitens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca nitens (Thunberg, 1815)

Schistocerca nitens is a grasshopper species with size differences between sexes and specific mating and activity patterns.

Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764)

Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764)

Anacridium aegyptium (Linnaeus, 1764)

Anacridium aegyptium, the Egyptian grasshopper, is a large grasshopper found across Europe, Africa, and western Asia.

Anacridium melanorhodon (Walker, 1870)

Anacridium melanorhodon (Walker, 1870)

Anacridium melanorhodon (Walker, 1870)

The Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon) is a grasshopper species in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae.

Anacridium moestum (Serville, 1838)

Anacridium moestum (Serville, 1838)

Anacridium moestum (Serville, 1838)

Anacridium moestum is a large locust species native to southern and south tropical Africa that lives on acacia grassland trees and shrubs.

Valanga irregularis (Walker, 1870)

Valanga irregularis (Walker, 1870)

Valanga irregularis (Walker, 1870)

Valanga irregularis is a large solitary grasshopper native to Australia and also found in Southern Africa.

Valanga nigricornis (Burmeister, 1838)

Valanga nigricornis (Burmeister, 1838)

Valanga nigricornis (Burmeister, 1838)

Valanga nigricornis, the Javanese grasshopper, is a Southeast Asian grasshopper that can be a pest of plantation crops.

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (Linnaeus, 1758)

The brown-spotted locust, Cyrtacanthacris tatarica, is an Acrididae bird grasshopper found in Afrotropics and Indomalaya.

Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa (Stoll, 1813)

Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa (Stoll, 1813)

Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa (Stoll, 1813)

The green tree locust (Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa) is a large univoltine African grasshopper with three subspecies and diapausing eggs.

Patanga japonica (Bolívar, 1898)

Patanga japonica (Bolívar, 1898)

Patanga japonica (Bolívar, 1898)

Patanga japonica is a univoltine overwintering grasshopper species found in East and Southeast Asia.

Patanga succincta (Johannson, 1763)

Patanga succincta (Johannson, 1763)

Patanga succincta (Johannson, 1763)

Patanga succincta, the Bombay locust, is a locust species found across South, Southeast and Southwest Asia that can be an agricultural pest.

Chondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773)

Chondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773)

Chondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773)

Chondracris rosea is a large grasshopper species with a recorded distribution across parts of South and East Asia.

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