Trimerotropis fontana is a grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae ("band-winged grasshoppers"), in the family Acrididae ("short-horned grasshoppers"). A common name for Trimerotropis fontana is "Fontana grasshopper".
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Fontana 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
- Trimerotropis cincta
- Lactista stramineus
- Trimerotropis occidentalis
- Trimerotropis thalassica
- Spharagemon saxatile
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Trimerotropis
- Species
- Trimerotropis fontana
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