Bootettix argentatus
Species of grasshopper
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Bootettix argentatus, the creosote bush grasshopper, is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4] The species is monophagous, and feeds exclusively on the creosote bush Larrea divaricata.[5][6]
| Bootettix argentatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Acrolophitini |
| Genus: | Bootettix |
| Species: | B. argentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bootettix argentatus Bruner, 1890 | |
