Heteracris trimaculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Genus: | Heteracris |
Species: | H. trimaculata |
Binomial name | |
Heteracris trimaculata (Grunshaw, 1991) | |
Heteracris trimaculata, also known as the three-spotted forest grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species is endemic to the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.
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