Differential grasshopper

Differential grasshopper
Differential grasshoppers copulating
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. differentialis
Binomial name
Melanoplus differentialis
(Thomas, 1865)[1]
Subspecies
  • M. d. differentialis (Thomas, 1865)
  • M. d. nigricans Cockerell, 1917

The differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is found throughout northern Mexico, the central United States[2] and southern Ontario, Canada.[3] It is considered a pest over most of its range.[2]

  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Melanoplus differentialis". Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  2. ^ a b "Grasshoppers". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  3. ^ Orthoptera, Ojibway Nature Centre