| Leichardt's grasshopper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
| Genus: | Petasida |
| Species: | P. ephippigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Petasida ephippigera White, 1845 |
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Petasida ephippigera (Leichardt's grasshopper) is a pyrgomorph native to tropical northern Australia in the order Orthoptera (gaudy grasshoppers).[1] The species is named after Ludwig Leichhardt.