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Painted Grasshopper

French translation: sauterelle arc- en- ciel


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13:29 Jul 2, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: Painted Grasshopper
Je cherche le nom usuel de cette sauterelle.


A ce stade de mes recherches, je crois que son nom latin est Dactylotum bicolor.

Merci !
JulietteC
Local time: 17:29
French translation:sauterelle arc- en- ciel
Explanation:
The Rainbow Grasshopper is the common name of Dactylotum bicolor.

Specifically, this insect is native to the dry regions of Mexico and the United States of America. Its bright colors range from dark and light greens to oranges. Its coloring warns potential predators of the bad taste that it leaves in mouthparts.









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3 +2sauterelle arc- en- cielpiazza d
4sauterelle des Galapagos (Schistocerca melanocera)
FX Fraipont
3dactylotum bicolor
MehdiCaps


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painted grasshopper
sauterelle arc- en- ciel


Explanation:
The Rainbow Grasshopper is the common name of Dactylotum bicolor.

Specifically, this insect is native to the dry regions of Mexico and the United States of America. Its bright colors range from dark and light greens to oranges. Its coloring warns potential predators of the bad taste that it leaves in mouthparts.









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piazza d
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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painted grasshopper
sauterelle des Galapagos (Schistocerca melanocera)


Explanation:
http://www.nexthomegeneration.com/Schistocerca - Cached
"Schistocerca Schistocerca americana Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia ... Small Painted Locust Schistocerca melanocera Painted Locust Schistocerca ... la diffrence des grillons et des sauterelles dont l organe producteur de ..."

http://viesauvage.xooit.fr/f46-Insectes.htm
Sauterelle des Galapagos - Schistocerca melanocera, Tofruokal · Voir le dernier message.

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"The painted locust, Schistocerca melanocera, is endemic to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. The locusts form a large part of the diet of the Galápagos hawk and lava lizards."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistocerca_melanocera

"painted grasshopper", as opposed to "rainbow grasshopper"

FX Fraipont
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neutral  MehdiCaps: The "painted locust" (schistocerca melanocera) and the "painted grasshopper" (dactylotum bicolor) are of a different genus.
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painted grasshopper
dactylotum bicolor


Explanation:
Il semblerait que les connaisseurs ou amateurs francophones utilisent le terme latin, et qu'il n'y a par conséquent pas de nom français consacré.

"et pour la photo numéro 3 la superbe sauterelle est une DACTYLOTUM BICOLOR "
http://www.le-monde-des-reptiles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1...
(voir aussi le premier post, page 1)

Rien de scientifique dans cette "preuve", je l'admets, mais de toute façon, dans le doute, le nom latin est préférable. Il ne faut pas s'autoriser à inventer un nom français, au risque de propager une erreur scientifique.

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