Heteracris trimaculata

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Heteracris trimaculata
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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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References

  1. Hochkirch, A. (2014). "Heteracris trimaculata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2014: e.T19672679A19680985. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19672679A19680985.en . Retrieved 10 January 2018.