Aretza
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| Aretza | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Catantopinae |
| Tribe: | Catantopini |
| Subtribe: | Aretzina |
| Genus: | Aretza Sjöstedt, 1921 |
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Aretza is a species of shorthorn grasshopper from the Acrididae family found in north Australian savannas, particularly in the wet season.[2] They are notoriously difficult to catch or photograph because of their swift movement due to heat produced from the sandstone habitat.[3]
