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Australian Sphingonotus

Sphingonotus erythropterus Sjöstedt, 1920

Status not recordedinsects

The Australian sphingonotus (Sphingonotus erythropterus) is a species in the family Acrididae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the Australian sphingonotus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Australian sphingonotus live?

Not recorded

Is the Australian sphingonotus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Australian sphingonotus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyAcrididae
  6. genusSphingonotus
  7. SpeciesSphingonotus erythropterus Sjöstedt, 1920

Synonyms Sphingonotus erythropterus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Australian sphingonotus

Other species in the same genus Sphingonotus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Australian sphingonotus?

The Australian sphingonotus (Sphingonotus erythropterus) belongs to the family Acrididae in the order Orthoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Australian Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus erythropterus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/australian-sphingonotus

MLA

“Australian Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus erythropterus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/australian-sphingonotus.

BibTeX
@misc{australian_sphingonotus_2026,
  title = {Australian Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus erythropterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/australian-sphingonotus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}