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Contrasting Spur-throat Grasshopper (Melanoplus discolor)
Species
Melanoplus discolor
- Contrasting Spur-throat Grasshopper
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder
Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family
Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily
Melanoplinae (Spur-throated Grasshoppers)
Tribe
Melanoplini
Genus
Melanoplus
Species
discolor
(Contrasting Spur-throat Grasshopper)
Contributed by
David J. Ferguson
on 29 August, 2008 - 1:03am
Last updated 6 June, 2009 - 12:02pm