Dissosteira spurcata

(Dissosteira spurcata)

Description

Dissosteira spurcata, known generally as the spurcate grasshopper or pale-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Orthoptera

Family:Acrididae

Genus:Dissosteira

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