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Red-legged Grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Acrididae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2,536Canada · 581Mexico · 11