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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Cyphoderris monstrosa
Great Grig


 
Scientific Name: Cyphoderris monstrosa Uhler, 1864
English Name: Great Grig
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Eades, D.C., D. Otte, M.M. Cigliano, and H. Braun. Orthoptera Species File Online. Version 5.0/5.0. Online. Available: http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Invertebrate Animal
Species Code: OR-CYPMON
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Prophalangopsidae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5 (Feb 2016)
Provincial Status: S5 (Mar 2015)
BC List: Not Reviewed
Provincial FRPA list:   
Provincial Wildlife Act:
COSEWIC Status:
SARA Schedule:
General Status Canada:
   
Ecology & Life History
General Description:
Migration Characteristics:
(Global / Provincial)
 
    Nonmigrant:
    Local Migrant:
    Distant Migrant:
    Within Borders Migrant:
N / N
N / N
N / N
na / N
Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Food Habits:
Global Food Habits Comments:
Global Phenology:
Provincial Phenology:
(1st half of month/
2nd half of month)
Colonial Breeder: N
Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): / /
Elevation (m) (min / max): Global: 
Provincial: 
   
 
Distribution
Endemic:
 
Authors / Contributors
Global Information Author:
Last Updated:
Provincial Information Author:
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References and Related Literature
No references available
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Cyphoderris monstrosa. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 5, 2026).