The Purple-winged grasshopper (Titanacris albipes) is a species of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae (lubber grasshoppers).

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Taxonomy

*Titanacris albipes*
Titanacris albipes
Other common names
	Giant purple-winged grasshopper
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Romaleidae
Subfamily:	Romaleinae
Tribe:	Tropidacrini
Genus:	Titanacris
Scientific name
	Titanacris albipes (De Geer, 1773)
Geography
Native countries:
	Brazil; French Guiana;
Traits
Diet:	Tree leaves, Fruit, Insects, Forbs

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

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Collected by

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José Edilson Espitia Barrera — 1 specimen collected

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