Elegant grasshopper (Dichromorpha elegans)

Dichromorpha elegans
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Gomphocerinae
Tribe:	Orphulellini
Genus:	Dichromorpha
Scientific name
Dichromorpha elegans (Morse, 1896)
Geography
Native countries:
United States

The Elegant grasshopper (Dichromorpha elegans) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceDichromorpha elegans

Activity

Diurnal

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Resources

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References

Taxon identifiers

BioLibBOLD SystemsBugGuideCatalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGITIS TSNNatureServe ExplorerObservation.orgOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)Xeno-canto