Species

Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory grasshopper)

Melanoplus sanguinipes. Photo: (c) Kerry Matz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Melanoplus sanguinipes, known generally as migratory grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the lesser migratory grasshopper and red-legged grasshopper. It is found in the Caribbean and North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids)
        Suborder: Caelifera (Grasshoppers, locusts, and allies)
        Infraorder: Acrididea (Grasshoppers)
        Superfamily: Acridoidea (Short-horned grasshoppers and locusts)
        Family: Acrididae (Short-horned grasshoppers)
        Subfamily: Melanoplinae (Spur-throated grasshoppers)
        Tribe: Melanoplini
        Genus: Melanoplus (North american spur-throated grasshoppers)
        Complex: Melanoplus sanguinipes (Red-legged and migratory grasshoppers)
        Species: Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory grasshopper)

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