Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876) is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876)

Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876)

Melanoplus gracilis, the graceful grasshopper, is a spur-throated grasshopper species found in North America.

Family
Genus
Melanoplus
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876)

Melanoplus gracilis (Bruner, 1876) is a species of spur-throated grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae. Its most widely used common name is the graceful grasshopper; it also has two other common names: graceful spur-throat grasshopper and graceful narrow-winged locust. This species is found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Melanoplus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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