Sphingonotus azurescens (Rambur, 1838) is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sphingonotus azurescens (Rambur, 1838)

Sphingonotus azurescens (Rambur, 1838)

Sphingonotus azurescens, the azure sand grasshopper, is a least concern Acrididae species found in southern Europe and northern Africa.

Family
Genus
Sphingonotus
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sphingonotus azurescens (Rambur, 1838)

Sphingonotus azurescens, commonly known as the azure sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper that belongs to the family Acrididae. This species is distributed across southern Europe and northern Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assessed Sphingonotus azurescens in 2015 and gave it a conservation status of "LC", which stands for least concern, meaning there are no immediate threats to the survival of this species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Sphingonotus

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