Migratory Grasshopper in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/21/2021). (c) churless, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Migratory Grasshopper in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/8/2018). Determined by David J. Ferguson/BugGuide.
A Migratory Grasshopper in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
A male Migratory Grasshopper in Columbia, Maryland (10/18/2008).
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Migratory Grasshopper in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
Migratory Grasshopper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/22/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
Migratory Grasshopper in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/30/2021). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
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A Migratory Grasshopper in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/3/2020). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
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A male Migratory Grasshopper in Columbia, Maryland (10/18/2008).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Melanoplus sanguinipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. sanguinipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798)
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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 (which is also the common name of a separate species).[1][2][3][4] It is found in the Caribbean and North America.[1][5]
Subspecies
[edit]These four subspecies belong to the species Melanoplus sanguinipes:
- Melanoplus sanguinipes atlanis (Riley, 1875) i c g
- Melanoplus sanguinipes defectus Scudder, 1897 i c g
- Melanoplus sanguinipes sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798) i c g
- Melanoplus sanguinipes vulturnus Gurney and Brooks, 1959 i g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
Description
[edit]A common and widespread medium grasshopper, varying from 15mm-30mm in length. Females tend to be larger than males.[6] The species is identified by broad, apically-rounded cerci and the color of the hind tibiae: usually a red, orange or pink but occasionally blue, green, or a dull brown.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Melanoplus sanguinipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus sanguinipes species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus sanguinipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ a b "Melanoplus sanguinipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ Migratory Grasshopper (PDF). Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletins (Report). USDA. September 1988. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
- ^ Bland, Roger (September 2003). The Orthoptera of Michigan (PDF). Central Michigan University. p. 99-100. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
- Bugguide.net. Species Melanoplus sanguinipes - Migratory Grasshopper
- USDA factsheet. Migratory Grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabricius)
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