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Oedipoda miniata

Oedipoda miniata, sometimes known as the red-winged grasshopper (although the name is also used for O. germanica), is a grasshopper species in the subfamily Oedipodinae found in Southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle-East.

It was originally described in 1771 as Gryllus miniatus. It is in the Oedipoda caerulescens species group.

Subspecies

Orthoptera Species File and the Catalogue of Life list three subspecies:

  • Oedipoda miniata miniata <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
  • Oedipoda miniata atripes <small>Bei-Bienko, 1951</small>
  • Oedipoda miniata mauritanica <small>Lucas, H., 1849</small>

References