The Thomas' slender grasshopper (Trimerotropis gracilis) is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers).

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*Trimerotropis gracilis*
Trimerotropis gracilis
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Trimerotropini
Genus:	Trimerotropis
Scientific name
	Trimerotropis gracilis (Thomas, 1872)
Geography
Native countries:
	United States;
Traits
Diet:	Grasses and sedges, Forbs

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.

Mark Rosenstein — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

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

Tyler Grant — 5 specimens identified

References

Taxon identifiers

Biota Information System of New MexicoBugGuideCatalogue of LifeE-Fauna BCEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphIdaho SpeciesiNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldITIS TSNMontana Field GuideNatureServe ExplorerOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)