Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877 is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877

Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877

Paroxya atlantica, the Atlantic grasshopper, is a semi-aquatic spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Family
Genus
Paroxya
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Paroxya atlantica Scudder, 1877

Paroxya atlantica, commonly called the Atlantic grasshopper or Atlantic locust, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper that belongs to the family Acrididae. This species is found in North America. It is semi-aquatic, and is most often found living on vegetation growing near the edges of slow-moving bodies of water.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Paroxya

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