Biology:Chromacris psittacus
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Short description: Species of grasshopper
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Romaleidae |
| Genus: | Chromacris |
| Species: | C. psittacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromacris psittacus (Gerstaecker, 1873)
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Chromacris psittacus is a species of grasshopper from the genus Chromacris.[1][2] Nymphs are red and black in coloration, and often remain in groups, both traits that increase their aposematic signaling to predators. Adults have orange hind wings that similarly function to surprise predators. [3]
References
- ↑ Godman, Frederick Du Cane; Horman-Fisher, Maud; Knight, H.; Salvin, Osbert; Saunders, G. S.; Schlereth, M. v; Sharp, M. A.; Wilson, Edwin et al. (1900). Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology. 2. [London: Published for the editors by R. H. Porter]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/14637.
- ↑ "Chromacris psittacus" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119712-Chromacris-psittacus.
- ↑ Despland, Emma (20 August 2020). "Ontogenetic shift from aposematism and gregariousness to crypsis in a Romaleid grasshopper" (in en). PLOS ONE 15 (8): e0237594. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0237594. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 32817631. Bibcode: 2020PLoSO..1537594D.
Wikidata ☰ Q10451610 entry
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