The New Zealand grasshopper (Phaulacridium marginale) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Taxonomy

*Phaulacridium marginale*
Phaulacridium marginale
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Catantopinae
Tribe:	Catantopini
Genus:	Phaulacridium
Scientific name
	Phaulacridium marginale (Walker, 1870)
Geography
Native countries:
	New Zealand;

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Identification

Identification details

Identification resources

Distribution

Biology and ecology

Habitat and ecology

Land-Use change

Management

Pest status

Outbreaks

Outbreak media coverage

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Resources

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.

Shaun Thompson — 7 specimens collected
Nathan Odgers — 4 specimens collected
Siobhan Leachman — 2 specimens collected

Kate G McAlpine — 1 specimen collected
Mark Anderson — 1 specimen collected
Edin Whitehead — 1 specimen collected
Sander Devisscher — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

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

Shaun Thompson — 6 specimens identified
Nathan Odgers — 2 specimens identified
Kate G McAlpine — 1 specimen identified

Sander Devisscher — 1 specimen identified

References

Taxon identifiers

Biota of New ZealandCatalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)iNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGNCBI taxonomyNew Zealand Organisms RegisterNZTCSOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)UMLS CUIXeno-canto