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Valanga irregularis (common name "giant grasshopper", "giant valanga" or "hedge grasshopper") belongs to the family Acrididae. The distribution is restricted in the Australian tropics and subtropics. The species is the largest grasshopper of the continent. Usually the animal lives a solitary mode of life.
Tropidacris cristata, the giant red-winged grasshopper, is a widespread species of lubber grasshopper in the family Romaleidae from tropical South and Central America, and Mexico. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is among the largest grasshoppers in the world by length and wingspan, reaching up to 14.5 cm (5.7 in) and 24 cm (9.4 in) respectively.
Romalea is a genus of grasshoppers native to the Southeastern and South-central United States.As traditionally defined, it contains a single species, Romalea microptera, known commonly as the Georgia thumper, eastern lubber grasshopper, Florida lubber, or Florida lubber grasshopper, although some recent authorities regard Taeniopoda as a junior synonym, in which case there are about a dozen ...
Giant grasshopper can refer to: Tropidacris, the giant South and Central American grasshoppers; Valanga irregularis, the Australian giant grasshopper;
Tropidacris is a Neotropical genus of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae. [3] [4] [5] They are among the largest grasshoppers in the world by length and wingspan, reaching up to 14.5 cm (5.7 in) and 24 cm (9.4 in) respectively.
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T. eques and Romalea microptera (eastern lubber grasshopper), which are so closely related that they can interbreed in captivity (their natural ranges do not overlap), are the largest grasshoppers in the United States. [10] Females of T. eques typically are 4–7.1 cm (1.6–2.8 in) long and males typically are 3.3–5.8 cm (1.3–2.3 in) long.