Chortophaga | |
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Chortophaga viridfasciata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
Tribe: | Chortophagini |
Genus: | Chortophaga (Harris, 1841) |
Synonyms | |
TragocephalaHarris, 1841 |
Chortophaga is a genus of North American "band-winged grasshoppers" of the family Acrididae.
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