Cattail toothpick grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis)

Leptysma marginicollis
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Leptysminae
Tribe:	Leptysmini
Genus:	Leptysma
Scientific name
Leptysma marginicollis (Serville, 1838)
Synonyms:	Leptysma hebardi Rehn & Eades, 1961
Geography
Native countries:
Mexico United States
Traits
Diet:	Grasses and sedges

The Cattail toothpick grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceLeptysma marginicollis

Habitat

Graminicole

Activity

Diurnal

Sound

Silent

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Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

• Ivan Munkres — 1 specimen collected
• Mark Rosenstein — 1 specimen collected
• Nate Parrish — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

• Ivan Munkres — 1 specimen identified
• Mark Rosenstein — 1 specimen identified
• Nate Parrish — 1 specimen identified

References

Taxon identifiers

BOLD SystemsBugGuideCatalogue of LifeCONABIOEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)iNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGITIS TSNNatureServe ExplorerNCBI taxonomyOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)UMLS CUIXeno-canto