Melanoplus sanguinipes, known generally as migratory grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the lesser migratory grasshopper and red-legged grasshopper.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the Caribbean and North America.[1][5]
Melanoplus sanguinipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Genus: | Melanoplus |
Species: | M. sanguinipes
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Binomial name | |
Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798)
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These four subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus sanguinipes:
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]