Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862) is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862)

Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862)

Melanoplus punctulatus, the pine tree/grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in Acrididae.

Family
Genus
Melanoplus
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862)

Melanoplus punctulatus (Uhler, 1862) is a species of spur-throated grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae. It is commonly known by two common names: the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper and the grizzly spur-throat grasshopper. This species is found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera Acrididae Melanoplus

More from Acrididae

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

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