Melanoplus femurrubrum

Melanoplus femurrubrum, the red-legged grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is one of the most common grasshoppers found in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This grasshopper is frequently used as a model organism in scientific studies, due to their abundance throughout North America and behavioral response to changes in climate.

Melanoplus femurrubrum
Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Charlestown, New Hampshire
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. femurrubrum
Binomial name
Melanoplus femurrubrum
(De Geer, 1773)
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