Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875 is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875

Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875

Spharagemon cristatum, commonly called ridgeback grasshopper, is a band-winged grasshopper from Acrididae found in North America.

Family
Genus
Spharagemon
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Spharagemon cristatum Scudder, 1875

Spharagemon cristatum (Scudder, 1875), commonly called the ridgeback grasshopper or ridgeback sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae. This species is found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Spharagemon

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