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Species Xanthippus aquilonius

Xanthippus brooksi - Xanthippus aquilonius - male Red winged grasshopper  - Xanthippus aquilonius - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Oedipodinae (Band-winged Grasshoppers)
Tribe Hippiscini
Genus Xanthippus
Species aquilonius (Xanthippus aquilonius)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xanthippus aquilonius Otte, 1984. Type locality: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Range
Originally described from southern British Columbia; perhaps into adjacent north-central Washington. Populations found much further north in Northwest Territories appear to belong to this "species" as well.
Life Cycle
Apparently overwintering as nymphs with adults in spring.
Remarks
Very closely related to and similar to Xanthippus corallipes and perhaps should be treated as a regional variant or subspecies. However, not much is known about X. aquilonius yet. There is also a resemblance in coloring to Pardalophora apiculata.