Sphingonotus imitans

{{Short description|Species of band-winged grasshopper}}

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| image = Sphingonotus imitans - inat 87174549.jpg

| image_caption = Sphingonotus imitans, Algarve sand grasshopper, Portugal

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| genus = Sphingonotus

| species = imitans

| authority = Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

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Sphingonotus imitans, the Algarve sand grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula.

The IUCN conservation status of Sphingonotus imitans is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The IUCN status was assessed in 2015.

References

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{{Cite web| title=Sphingonotus imitans

| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1700669

| website=GBIF

| access-date=2021-09-09

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{{Cite web| title=Sphingonotus imitans Red List status

| url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/68469007/75089666

| website=IUCN Red List

| access-date=2021-09-09

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{{Cite web

| access-date = 2021-09-09

| title = species Sphingonotus imitans Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

| date = 2020

| last1 = Otte | first1 = Daniel

| last2 = Cigliano | first2 = Maria Marta

| last3 = Braun | first3 = Holger

| last4 = Eades | first4 = David C.

| url = http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1104738

| website = Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0

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