Melanoplus alabamae

(Melanoplus alabamae)

Description

Melanoplus alabamae, the alabama spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Orthoptera

Family:Acrididae

Genus:Melanoplus

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