| Melanoplus aridus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. aridus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus aridus (Scudder, 1878) | |
Melanoplus aridus, the arid lands spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5] It is known to feed on Flourensia cernua leaves, among other plants. [6]
Melanoplus aridus at Texas Canyon Rest Area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA.
Melanoplus aridus at Peña Blanca, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.- Melanoplus aridus molting
