Nomotettix cristatus (Scudder, 1862) is a animal in the Tetrigidae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nomotettix cristatus (Scudder, 1862)

Nomotettix cristatus (Scudder, 1862)

Nomotettix cristatus, the crested pygmy grasshopper, is a Tetrigidae species found in North America.

Family
Genus
Nomotettix
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nomotettix cristatus (Scudder, 1862)

Nomotettix cristatus (Scudder, 1862) is a species of pygmy grasshopper that belongs to the family Tetrigidae. Its most widespread common name is the crested pygmy grasshopper. Additional common names for this species are the crested grouse locust and the northern crested grouse locust. This species occurs in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Tetrigidae Nomotettix

More from Tetrigidae

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

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