Chinese rice grasshopper

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Oxya chinensis

Chinese rice grasshopper, a reference photo
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Oxya chinensis is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in south and eastern Asia, and Oceania.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Chinese rice 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Acrididae
Genus
Oxya
Species
Oxya chinensis

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