Methiolopsis is a genus of grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. The only species in the genus is Methiolopsis geniculata, sometimes called the "little black knees," found in eastern Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Little Black-Knees 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Methiolopsis
- Species
- Methiolopsis geniculata
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