Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878 is a animal in the Acrididae family, order Orthoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878

The grayish sagebrush grasshopper, Melanoplus cinereus, is a North American spur-throated grasshopper in the Acrididae family.

Family

Acrididae

Genus

Melanoplus

Order

Orthoptera

Class

Insecta

About Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878

Melanoplus cinereus Scudder, 1878, commonly called the grayish sagebrush grasshopper, 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

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

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