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insects

grasshoppers and relatives

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grasshoppers

Acrididae

KingdomAnimaliaanimal kingdom
- ClassInsectainsects
  - OrderOrthopteragrasshoppers and relatives
    Orthoptera: information (1)
    Orthoptera: pictures (46)
    Orthoptera: sounds (2)
    - FamilyAcrididaegrasshoppers
      Acrididae: information (1)
      Acrididae: pictures (27)
      - SpeciesAeropedellus clavatusClubhorned Grasshopper
        Aeropedellus clavatus: information (1)
      - SpeciesChortophaga viridifasciataGreen-striped Grasshopper
        Chortophaga viridifasciata: information (1)
        Chortophaga viridifasciata: pictures (2)
      - SpeciesMelanoplus differentialisDifferential Grasshopper
        Melanoplus differentialis: information (1)
        Melanoplus differentialis: pictures (2)

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