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Soldier grasshopper

Chromacris speciosa
Eats: PlantsGrasshoppers and cricketsGardens and meadows6 legs

The soldier grasshopper is a dark green grasshopper with yellow stripes across its body. When it opens its wings, it flashes bright orange-red back wings. Its young ones are black and red.

Lives in
Central and South America, from Colombia to Argentina
Top speed
about 8 km/h (5 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting people.
What does it eat?
It eats plants in bushy places, such as plants from the nightshade and myrtle families and grasses.
For real!Photo of Soldier grasshopper
Picture by Paulo Marcelo Adamek. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Its bright orange-red back wings are hidden until it opens them.

2

It likes bushy places with lots of plants.

3

It was first described in 1824 by the Swedish scientist Carl Peter Thunberg.

you asked

Most asked questions about Soldier grasshopper

?What does the soldier grasshopper look like?

It is dark green with yellow stripes and has orange-red back wings.

?Where does the soldier grasshopper live?

In Central and South America, in bushy places.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Chromacris speciosa
Named by
Thunberg, 1824
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Romaleidae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Romaleidae
Lives on
North America, South America

Where the facts come from

  1. Chromacris speciosa (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Paulo Marcelo Adamek. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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