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Aztec Grasshopper
Lactista aztecus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pallid-winged GrasshopperTrimerotropis pallidipennis
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolina
trailside grasshopperLactista gibbosus
Three-banded GrasshopperHadrotettix trifasciatus
Seaside GrasshopperTrimerotropis maritima
Speckle-winged Rangeland GrasshopperArphia conspersa
Plains Yellow-winged GrasshopperArphia simplex
Cream GrasshopperCibolacris parviceps
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 376 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 92 |
| Arizona | 59 |
| Chihuahua | 39 |
| Nuevo Leon | 16 |
| Tamaulipas | 7 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 5 |
| San Luis Potosi | 5 |
| Sonora | 5 |
| Durango | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids · Orthoptera |
| Family | Short-horned Grasshoppers · Acrididae |
| Genus | Lactista |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Aztec Grasshopper with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.