Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844) is a animal in the Phalangopsidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844) (Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844))
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Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844)

Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844)

Meloimorpha japonica is an insect that grows 17–25 mm long and has wide, melon seed-shaped wings.

Genus
Meloimorpha
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844)

Scientific name: Meloimorpha japonica (Haan, 1844)

Individuals of M. japonica range from approximately 17 to 25 mm in length. This species has wide wings that are shaped like melon seeds.

Photo: (c) Ryosuke Kuwahara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ryosuke Kuwahara · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Phalangopsidae Meloimorpha

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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