Biology:Arphia ramona
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Arphiini |
| Genus: | Arphia |
| Species: | A. ramona
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| Binomial name | |
| Arphia ramona Rehn, 1902
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Arphia ramona, the California orange-winged grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae, often called the short-horned grasshopper. The short-horned grasshopper is known to be agriculturally harmful to crops as their diet consists of leaves, flowers, and seeds. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4] In California, it is found from the Coast Ranges to Mt. Diablo. Its hind wings are orange, and its body is long, slender, or can be short, and stout.[5] The California orange-winged grasshopper can be 23mm to 31mm in size for males, while the females range from 30mm to 41mm.[6] Grasshoppers begin to appear in late winter and early spring.[6] The California orange-winged grasshopper is known for making a cracking noise while flying by rubbing its front wings together.[7] The noise produced during flight by male and some female band-wing grasshoppers is associated with mating.[8] When they are in flight, you can see their colorful hind wings, usually orange, hidden behind their front wings while still.[8] They are commonly found in a sunny, open patch of soil, blending in with their surrounding environment due to their camouflage coloring.[9] Female grasshoppers reproduce 100 eggs in the soil, which will continue the life cycle of different stages of molts.[9]
References
- ↑ "Arphia ramona Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=657914.
- ↑ "Arphia ramona". https://www.gbif.org/species/1710287.
- ↑ "Arphia ramona species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/198544.
- ↑ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Arphia ramona Rehn, 1902". http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1104153.
- ↑ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 90. ISBN 9780520288744.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Species Arphia ramona - California Orange-winged Grasshopper" (in en). https://bugguide.net/node/view/198544.
- ↑ "Band-winged grasshopper | insect | Britannica" (in en). https://www.britannica.com/animal/band-winged-grasshopper.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Bandwinged Grasshoppers". University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/ghopper/band.pdf.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Short-horned grasshopper | Insect, Description, Behavior, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannica" (in en). https://www.britannica.com/animal/short-horned-grasshopper#ref290887.
Wikidata ☰ Q11841352 entry
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