''Sphingonotus imitans'', the Algarve sand grasshopper, is a species of
band-winged grasshopper in the family
Acrididae
Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera. The Acrididae are best known because all locusts (swarming grasshoppers) are of the Acrididae. The subfamily Oedi ...
. It is found on the
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula ( ), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprisin ...
.
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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.][
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Oedipodinae
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