Hump-winged grig

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Hump-winged grigs
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Prophalangopsidae
Genus: Cyphoderris
Species

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Hump-winged grigs are insects belonging to the North American genus Cyphoderris, in the family Prophalangopsidae, related to katydids.

There are three species, northwestern in distribution:

  • Cyphoderris buckelli - Buckell's grig
  • Cyphoderris monstrosa - Great grig
  • Cyphoderris strepitans - Sagebrush grig