Zonocerus variegatus

TaxID: 907066

Basic Information

Zonocerus variegatus

Elegant Grasshopper

Zonocerus variegatus, the painted grasshopper or variegated grasshopper, is a species of insect belonging to the family Pyrgomorphidae. It is native to tropical Africa, and is considered a crop pest in much of Western and Central Africa.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Orthoptera

Pyrgomorphidae

Zonocerus

variegatus

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Zonocerus variegatus
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(c) Leslie Flint@BY-NC
Zonocerus variegatus
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(c) Udi Hills@BY-NC
Zonocerus variegatus
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(c) James Steamer@BY-NC
Zonocerus variegatus
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(c) Udi Hills@BY-NC
Zonocerus variegatus
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(c) congonaturalist@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
Indonesia Absent —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Mozambique Quarantine pests —
Sao Tome and Principe Quarantine pests —

Distribution (25 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Central African Republic Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Ethiopia Present —
Gabon Present —
United Kingdom Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature