Melanoplus devastator
Species of grasshopper
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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]
| Melanoplus devastator | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. devastator |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878 | |
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus devastator:
- Melanoplus devastator conspicuus Scudder, 1897 i c g
- Melanoplus devastator devastator Scudder, 1878 i c g
- Melanoplus devastator obscurus Scudder, 1897 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
