Omocestus rufipes

Omocestus rufipes
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Omocestus
Species:
O. rufipes
Binomial name
Omocestus rufipes
(Zetterstedt, 1821)
Synonyms
List
  • Chorthippus zetterstedti Fieber, 1852
  • Acridium viridulum (Welmael, 1838)
  • Gryllus rufipes Zetterstedt, 1821
  • Locusta miniata Stephens, 1835
  • Oedipoda cruentata Brullé, 1832

Omocestus rufipes, the woodland grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper belonging to subfamily Gomphocerinae. The Latin species name rufipes means red-footed, from rufus (red) + pes (foot), with reference to the color of the legs.