Large marsh grasshopper  (Stethophyma grossum)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Authentication

Information supplied and authenticated by Bryan Pinchen (independent ecologist).

Glossary

  • Femora: in insects, the third segment in the leg, the largest segment of the leg in most adult insects. In tetrapods (vertebrates with four limbs) the upper bone of the hind limb.
  • Nymph: stage of insect development, similar in appearance to the adult but sexually immature.
  • Tibia: in insects, the long (often narrow) segment of the leg that attaches to the femora or femur at the end closest to the body. In tetrapods (vertebrates with 4 limbs), the forward facing long bone in the lower hind limb (the shin bone).

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