Melanoplus devastator | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Caelifera |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
Genus: | Melanoplus |
Species: | M. devastator |
Binomial name | |
Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878 | |
Melanoplus devastator, the devastating grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1] [5]
These three subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus devastator:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
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