Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Schistocerca
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schistocerca obscura (Fabricius, 1798)

Schistocerca obscura, commonly known as the obscure bird grasshopper, is a grasshopper species that belongs to the Acrididae family. This species is found in the United States, with its range extending from Maryland southward to Florida and westward to Arizona.

Photo: (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Schistocerca

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

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