California Sulphur-winged Grasshopper (Arphia behrensi)

California Sulphur-winged Grasshopper, a reference photo — Photo: Don Loarie · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Arphia behrensi, the California sulphur-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in California along the Sierra Nevada, the San Francisco Bay Area, and north of the Bay Area.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of California Sulphur-winged 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

Arphia ramona
Arphia conspersa
Arphia sulphurea
Lactista gibbosus
Arphia simplex
Arphia granulata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Arphia
Species: Arphia behrensi

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