Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder, 1875) is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus dawsoni, or Dawson's grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Family
Genus
Melanoplus
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder, 1875)

Melanoplus dawsoni, commonly known as Dawson's grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper that belongs to the family Acrididae. This species is found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Melanoplus

More from Acrididae

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