Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Orthoptera [orde]
Caelifera [onderorde]
Acridoidea [onderklasse]
Acrididae [familie]
Oedipodinae [onderfamilie]
Sphingontus [genus]
Sphingontus caerulans [species]