California Orange-winged Grasshopper
Arphia ramona
Grasshoppers consist of 10,000 species of 12,000 species of the suborder Caelifera. The subfamily Oedipodinae is known as the band-winged grasshoppers and most species have a colorful hindwings, yellow, red orange sometimes edged with black, others have clear wings. The species within Oedipodinae are considered to be economically important because of their voracious apetite and when a big enough swarm can devastate a regions agricultural production.
There are 11 describer species of the Arphia genus with the Arphia ramona found from Central America up into North America. The California Orange-winged grasshopper makes a cracking noise by rubbing its wings together while flying.
- Number of confirmed specimens : 3+
- Number of pictures : 2
References
Arphia ramona, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Oct 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arphia_ramona. Accessed 01 May 2026