Dichromorpha viridis

Dichromorpha viridis, the short-winged green grasshopper, is a common species of slant-faced grasshoppers found in North America.

Short-winged Green Grasshopper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Family:
Acrididae
Subfamily:
Gomphocerinae
Tribe:
Orphulellini
Genus:
Dichromorpha

Morse, 1896
Species:
D. viridis
Binomial name
Dichromorpha viridis
(Scudder, 1863)

This grasshopper, as the common name suggests, is mostly green coloured with a face that slants dorsally. The female of the species, however, is typically brown, and usually much larger than the male.

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