Romalea guttata

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Romalea guttata

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Romaleidae
Genus: Romalea
Species: R. guttata
Binomial name
Romalea guttata
Houttuyn, 1813

Romalea guttata, known commonly as the "Eastern lubber grasshopper," is a grasshopper found in the southeastern and south central portion of the United States. It is the most distinctive grasshopper species within the southeastern United States, and is well known both for its size and its unique coloration.[1]

It was previously known as Romalea microptera (Beauvois).[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ C. W. Scherer (June 2005). Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Romalea microptera (Beauvois) (= guttata (Houttuyn)) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae) (PDF). University of Florida.
  2. ^ D.K.M. Kevan (1980): Romalea guttata (Houttyun), name change for well-known "Eastern lubber grasshopper" (Orthoptera: Romaleidae). Entomol News 91, 139-140.

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Eastern Lubber on a green leaf

Eastern Lubber on a railing
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