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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Melanoplinae) » Dactylotini » Poecilotettix » Poecilotettix sanguineus

Species Poecilotettix sanguineus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Habitat · Season · Food
Many Hued Grasshopper - Poecilotettix sanguineus - female Poecilotettix sanguineus nymph? - Poecilotettix sanguineus - female Desert Grasshopper - Poecilotettix sanguineus - male Red-lined Grasshopper - Poecilotettix sanguineus - male Red-lined Grasshopper - Poecilotettix sanguineus - male Red-lined Grasshopper - Poecilotettix sanguineus - female Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae)-Poecilotettix sanguineus - Poecilotettix sanguineus - female Colorful Grasshopper - Poecilotettix sanguineus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Melanoplinae (Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Tribe Dactylotini
Genus Poecilotettix
Species sanguineus (Poecilotettix sanguineus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dactylotum longipennis Bruner ex Townsend (manuscript name never properly published)
Poecilotettix sanguineus Scudder
Poecilotettix coccinatus Scudder
Poecilotettix longipennis ?Helfer
Explanation of Names
Apparently Helfer is the only author to use the name Poecilotettix longipennis Scudder, based on Bruner's invalid name.
Habitat
s. California, s. Nevada, w. Arizona mostly in mountainous areas in desert regions.
Season
Adults in summer and autumn.
Food
Associated with Baccharis species, and perhaps other related Composite shrubs.
Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 23 September, 2008 - 4:53am

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