| Melanoplus sanguinipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. sanguinipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798) | |
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. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.
Subspecies
These four subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus sanguinipes:
- Melanoplus sanguinipes atlanis (Riley, 1875)
- Melanoplus sanguinipes defectus Scudder, 1897
- Melanoplus sanguinipes sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798)
- Melanoplus sanguinipes vulturnus Gurney and Brooks, 1959
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
- ^ "Melanoplus sanguinipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Melanoplus sanguinipes species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Melanoplus sanguinipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ "Melanoplus sanguinipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- Bugguide.net. Species Melanoplus sanguinipes - Migratory Grasshopper
- USDA factsheet. Migratory Grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius)
External links
Media related to Melanoplus sanguinipes at Wikimedia Commons
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| Melanoplus sanguinipes | |
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