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Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper
Leptysma marginicollis
2,329 observations in the source records
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.
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What the records say
- 2,329 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Glassy-winged Toothpick GrasshopperStenacris vitreipennis
Long-headed Toothpick GrasshopperAchurum carinatum
Sumichrast Toothpick GrasshopperAchurum sumichrasti
Two-striped MermiriaMermiria bivittata
Bunch Grass LocustPseudopomala brachyptera
Cattail ConeheadBucrates malivolans
Green-striped GrasshopperChortophaga viridifasciata
Pale Toothpick GrasshopperParopomala pallida
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,654 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 374 |
| Virginia | 152 |
| North Carolina | 123 |
| Mississippi | 93 |
| Oklahoma | 88 |
| South Carolina | 85 |
| Maryland | 82 |
| Georgia | 62 |
| Arizona | 47 |
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 | Leptysma |
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 Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.