''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
The blue-winged grasshopper, ''Oedipoda caerulescens'', is a grasshopper in the genus '' Oedipoda''.
Distribution
This species occurs in Europe, North Africa and Asia.
It was recently rediscovered in the Maltese islands.
Morphological descrip ...
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Subspecies
Orthoptera Species File and the Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
list three subspecies:[
* ''Oedipoda miniata miniata'' (Pallas, 1771)
* ''Oedipoda miniata atripes'' Bei-Bienko, 1951
* ''Oedipoda miniata mauritanica'' Lucas, H., 1849
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References
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Oedipodinae
Orthoptera of Europe
Insects described in 1771
Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas