-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (Order Orthoptera)

-Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Allies (Suborder Caelifera)

-Grasshoppers (Infraorder Acrididea)

-Superfamily Pyrgomorphoidea

-Gaudy Grasshoppers Family Pyrgomorphidae

-Subfamily Pyrgomorphinae

-Tribe Sphenariini

-Subtribe Sphenariina

-Genus Sphenarium

-Sphenarium histrio

The Sphenarium histrio, a type of Gaudy Grasshopper, it is primarily herbivorous, feeding on a variety of plants, including crops. While it feeds mostly on foliage, it can sometimes cause damage to agricultural plants, particularly legumes and grains, which can bring it into conflict with farmers.