Pyrgocorypha uncinata, the hook-faced conehead, is a species of conehead in the family Tettigoniidae. It is found in North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hook-faced Conehead 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
- Xestophrys javanicus
- Bucrates malivolans
- Pseudorhynchus mimeticus
- Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus
- Neoconocephalus nebrascensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Tettigoniidae
- Genus
- Pyrgocorypha
- Species
- Pyrgocorypha uncinata
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