Sphenarium purpurascens
| Sphenarium purpurascens | |
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| Chapulín de la milpa (Sphenarium purpurascens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
| Genus: | Sphenarium |
| Species: | S. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenarium purpurascens Charpentier , 1842 | |
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Sphenarium purpurascens minimum Bruner, L. 1906
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Sphenarium purpurascens (Spanish: Chapulín de milpa and Portuguese: Gafanhoto-do-milho, i.e., corn-field grasshopper), is a grasshopper species in the genus Sphenarium found in Mexico and Guatemala.
The harvesting of the grasshoppers in Mexico for human consumption can be a way for managing pest outbreaks.[1] Such strategies allow decreased use of pesticide and create a source of income for farmers.
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