Chortophaga viridifasciata

Chortophaga viridifasciata, the green-striped grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in Central America and North America,[1][6] ranging from British Columbia to the Gulf of Mexico (mostly east of the Rocky Mountains), south to Costa Rica.[4]

Chortophaga viridifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Chortophaga
Species:
C. viridifasciata
Binomial name
Chortophaga viridifasciata
(De Geer, 1773)

Green-striped grasshoppers inhabit relatively moist areas of short grass, such as roadsides and hay meadows. Their size ranges from 23 to 30 mm for males and 28 to 38 mm for females.[4]

The subspecies Chortophaga viridifasciata australior is sometimes listed as a separate species, but it intergrades northward with subspecies viridifasciata, making species level distinction unlikely.[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Chortophaga viridifasciata:

  • Chortophaga viridifasciata australior b (southern green-striped grasshopper)
  • Chortophaga viridifasciata viridifasciata b (northern green-striped grasshopper)

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References
  1. "Chortophaga viridifasciata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. "Chortophaga viridifasciata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. "Chortophaga viridifasciata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. "Chortophaga viridifasciata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. "Chortophaga viridifasciata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-01.

Further reading


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