Diponthus argentinus Pictet & Saussure 1887
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
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  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Chaco
    • Córdoba
    • Entre Ríos
    • Formosa
    • Jujuy
    • La Pampa
    • La Rioja
    • Mendoza
    • Río Negro
    • Salta
    • San Luis
    • Santa Fe
    • Santiago del Estero
    • Tucumán
  • Uruguay
Other distribution
Uruguay
 
  • Diponthus communis Bruner 1900
  • Acridium permistus Serville 1838
  • Zoniopoda picta Bolívar 1884
  • Diponthus schulzi Bruner 1900
Body coloration and color pattern is highly variable in this species. Different specific names (Diponthus permistus, D. communis, D. schulzi, D. pictus)have been given to forms that actually represent individual or geographic variation. Such variation can be described as different color morphs. However, a high degree of variability within each color morph is also found.

It is found in grassland areas with forbs, and shrubs; and in edges of low forests.
Wild and cultivated gramineous plants
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