Spharagemon cristatum, known generally as the ridgeback grasshopper or ridgeback sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ridgeback 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 collare
- Spharagemon saxatile
- Spharagemon bolli
- Nebulatettix subgracilis
- Spharagemon marmoratum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Spharagemon
- Species
- Spharagemon cristatum
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