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Violet-winged grasshopper

Tropidacris collaris (Stoll, 1813)

Status not recordedinsects

The violet-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris) is a species in the family Romaleidae, order Orthoptera.

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Quick facts about the violet-winged grasshopper

Weight
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Length
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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 violet-winged grasshopper live?

Not recorded

Is the violet-winged grasshopper 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 violet-winged grasshopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyRomaleidae
  6. genusTropidacris
  7. SpeciesTropidacris collaris (Stoll, 1813)

Synonyms Acrydium cristatum, Eutropidacris collaris, Gryllus carinatus, Gryllus collaris, Gryllus rugosus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Südamerikanische RiesenheuschreckeGerman
  • Langosta quebracheraSpanish
  • Gafanhoto-soldadinhoPortuguese
  • TaraSpanish
  • Tucura quebracheraSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the violet-winged grasshopper

Other species in the same genus Tropidacris.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the violet-winged grasshopper?

The violet-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris) belongs to the family Romaleidae 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). Violet-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-winged-grasshopper

MLA

“Violet-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-winged-grasshopper.

BibTeX
@misc{violet_winged_grasshopper_2026,
  title = {Violet-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/violet-winged-grasshopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}