The Fontana grasshopper (Trimerotropis fontana) is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers).

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Taxonomy

*Trimerotropis fontana*
Trimerotropis fontana
Other common names
	Thomas' fontana grasshopper
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Trimerotropini
Genus:	Trimerotropis
Scientific name
	Trimerotropis fontana Thomas, 1876
Geography
Native countries:
	United States;
Traits
Diet:	Grasses and sedges, Forbs

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File No subspecies recorded for this taxon.

Identification

Identification details

Identification resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
A Manual of the Grasshoppers of New Mexico	New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service,D.B. Richman, D.C. Lightfoot, C.A. Sutherland and DJ. Ferguson	1993		View URL
Montana.gov Orthoptera Field Guides				View URL

Distribution

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceTrimerotropis fontana

Habitat

Geophilous

Activity

Diurnal

Sound

Crepitation

Flight

Strong flier

Habitat and ecology

Land-Use change

Management

Pest status

Outbreaks

Outbreak media coverage

Associated organizations

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
A Manual of the Grasshoppers of New Mexico	New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service,D.B. Richman, D.C. Lightfoot, C.A. Sutherland and DJ. Ferguson	1993		View URL
Montana.gov Orthoptera Field Guides				View URL

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.

Kyle C. Elshoff — 3 specimens collected
Daniel Killam — 2 specimens collected
Arvel Hernandez — 2 specimens collected

Michael Voeltz — 2 specimens collected
Shawn O'Donnell — 2 specimens collected
Susan Fawcett — 1 specimen collected
Jacob Gorneau — 1 specimen collected
Dario Taraborelli — 1 specimen collected
Ken Robert Schneider — 1 specimen collected
Graham Montgomery — 1 specimen collected
Andrew Kleinhesselink — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

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

Tyler Grant — 57 specimens identified
Daniel Killam — 1 specimen identified
Ken Robert Schneider — 1 specimen identified

Kyle C. Elshoff — 1 specimen identified

References