Encoptolophus sordidus

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Encoptolophus sordidus
Clouded Grasshopper - Encoptolophus sordidus, Meadowood SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia, October 30, 2020 (51398489159).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Oedipodinae
Genus: Encoptolophus
Species:
E. sordidus
Binomial name
Encoptolophus sordidus
(Burmeister, 1838)

Encoptolophus sordidus, known generally as clouded grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the dusky grasshopper and dusky locust. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Encoptolophus sordidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Encoptolophus sordidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Encoptolophus sordidus (Burmeister, 1838)". Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.