Chorthippus albomarginatus, the lesser marsh grasshopper, is a common grasshopper of European grassland both damp-marshy and (despite its name) dry, including salt-marsh and coastal habitats.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lesser Marsh 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
- Chorthippus karelini
- Chorthippus oschei
- Chorthippus dichrous
- Chorthippus loratus
- Chorthippus dorsatus
- Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Chorthippus
- Species
- Chorthippus albomarginatus
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