Zonocerus variegatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
Genus: | Zonocerus |
Species: | Z. variegatus
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Binomial name | |
Zonocerus variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Zonocerus variegatus, the painted grasshopper or variegated grasshopper,[1] is a species of insect belonging to the family Pyrgomorphidae. It is native to tropical Africa,[2] and is considered a crop pest in much of Western and Central Africa.