
Oedipoda germanica, sometimes known as the "red-winged grasshopper" (although the name also may be used for O. miniata), is a species of short-horned grasshoppers belonging to the family Acrididae subfamily Oedipodinae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-winged 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
- Oedipoda pentagonalis
- Oedipoda meridionalis
- Oedipoda coerulea
- Oedipoda fuscocincta
- Lactista aztecus
- Spharagemon saxatile
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Orthoptera
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Oedipoda
- Species
- Oedipoda germanica
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