Texas Short-winged Slant-face Grasshopper

Eritettix abortivus, known generally as the Texas short-winged slant-face grasshopper or Texas short-wing slantfaced grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Texas Short-winged Slant-face 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

• Eritettix simplex
• Orphulella speciosa
• Orphulella pelidna
• Eritettix obscurus
• Aeropedellus clavatus
• Calephorus compressicornis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Orthoptera

Family

Acrididae

Genus

Eritettix

Species

Eritettix abortivus

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