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title: "Cornfield Grasshopper"
description: "Sphenarium purpurascens — Insetti e ragni. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/cornfield-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cornfield Grasshopper

> Sphenarium purpurascens — Insetti e ragni. 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.

- Scientific name: *Sphenarium purpurascens*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 8636
- Wikidata: [Q3183722](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3183722)
- iNaturalist taxon: [293451](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/293451)

## Names

- en: Cornfield Grasshopper
- es: Chapulín de la milpa
- pt: Gafanhoto-do-milho

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2914)

## Summary

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. Such strategies allow decreased use of pesticide and create a source of income for farmers.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphenarium_purpurascens

## Photo

![Cornfield Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cornfield-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexis Luna Padilla · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/324031831

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cornfield-grasshopper?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).