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Splendid Grasshoppers
Heteracris
Heteracris is a genus of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that are commonly called splendid grasshoppers. There are more than 60 described species in Heteracris, found in Africa, southern Europe, and mainland Asia through to India.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Heteracris littoralis
complexHeteracris littoralis
Heteracris pulchra
speciesHeteracris pulchra
Heteracris pterosticha
speciesHeteracris pterosticha
Heteracris pulchripes
complexHeteracris pulchripes
Heteracris adspersa
complexHeteracris adspersa
Heteracris notabilis
speciesHeteracris notabilis
Heteracris herbacea
complexHeteracris herbacea
Heteracris coerulescens
complexHeteracris coerulescens
Heteracris nigricornis
complexHeteracris nigricornis
Heteracris brevipennis
speciesHeteracris brevipennis
Heteracris attenuata
speciesHeteracris attenuata
Heteracris zolotarevskyi
speciesHeteracris zolotarevskyi
Heteracris finoti
speciesHeteracris finoti
Heteracris syriaca
complexHeteracris syriaca
Heteracris morbosa
complexHeteracris morbosa
Heteracris leani
speciesHeteracris leani
Heteracris sikorai
speciesHeteracris sikorai
Heteracris vinacea
speciesHeteracris vinacea
Heteracris puntica
speciesHeteracris puntica
Heteracris buxtoni
speciesHeteracris buxtoni
Heteracris coniceps
speciesHeteracris coniceps
Heteracris lieutaghii
speciesHeteracris lieutaghii
Heteracris muscatensis
speciesHeteracris muscatensis
Heteracris nobilis
speciesHeteracris nobilis
Heteracris reducta
speciesHeteracris reducta
Heteracris hannai
speciesHeteracris hannai
Heteracris lecoqi
speciesHeteracris lecoqi
Heteracris caloptenoides
complexHeteracris caloptenoides
Heteracris cyanescens
complexHeteracris cyanescens
Heteracris jucunda
speciesHeteracris jucunda
Heteracris rufitibia
speciesHeteracris rufitibia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 321922.