Spharagemon collare, the mottled sand grasshopper, is found in sandy-soiled, grassy areas of northern United States and southern Canada. They are known to be a minor pest of wheat crops; however, populations are rarely large enough to cause appreciable damage.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mottled Sand Grasshopper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Spharagemon cristatum
- Spharagemon marmoratum
- Trimerotropis agrestis
- Trimerotropis maritima
- Heliastus sumichrasti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Spharagemon
- Species
- Spharagemon collare
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