Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771) is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)

Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)

Oedipoda miniata, sometimes called the red-winged grasshopper, is an Oedipodinae grasshopper found in Southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East.

Family
Genus
Oedipoda
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Oedipoda miniata (Pallas, 1771)

Oedipoda miniata is a species of grasshopper that belongs to the subfamily Oedipodinae. It is sometimes called the red-winged grasshopper, though this common name is also used for Oedipoda germanica. This species can be found in Southern Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East. It was first formally described in 1771 under the original scientific name Gryllus miniatus, and it is part of the Oedipoda caerulescens species group.

Photo: (c) Σάββας Ζαφειρίου (Savvas Zafeiriou), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Σάββας Ζαφειρίου (Savvas Zafeiriou) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Oedipoda

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

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