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Rainbow Grasshopper

Insects

Dactylotum bicolor, commonly called the rainbow grasshopper, painted grasshopper, pictured grasshopper, or barber pole grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is native to the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico, and its brightly patterned body is an example of aposematism, a warning display to predators. It was first described by the German entomologist Toussaint de Charpentier in 1843.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Dactylotum bicolor 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Orthoptera, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Rainbow Grasshopper

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Dactylotum bicolor

In Ecosystem

Great Plains, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Dactylotum bicolor
In the Other Atlases

Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Dactylotum bicolor
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q13565184 (P225 taxon name)
  • Biology
    Although adult rainbow grasshoppers are polyphagous and feed on many species of plant, the nymphs feed entirely on Wright's false willow (Baccharis wrightii) in Arizona and New Mexico.
  • In Biome: Grassland, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 341624, target B16267
    It is found in shortgrass prairie, desert grasslands, thinly vegetated areas and alfalfa fields throughout the western Great Plains of the United States (and southern Canada), southward to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. NatureServe Explorer: Dactylotum bicolor
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Dactylotum bicolor
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 1710127, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 1710127, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Rainbow Grasshopper
Child Taxon Of: Orthoptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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