Melanoplus viridipes Scudder, 1897 is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanoplus viridipes Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus viridipes Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus viridipes (Green-legged Locust) is a spur-throated grasshopper found in North America.

Family
Genus
Melanoplus
Order
Orthoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melanoplus viridipes Scudder, 1897

Melanoplus viridipes, commonly called the Green-legged Locust, 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

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

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