Biology:Melanoplus clypeatus

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Short description: Species of grasshopper

Melanoplus clypeatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Family: Acrididae
Tribe: Melanoplini
Genus: Melanoplus
Species:
M. clypeatus
Binomial name
Melanoplus clypeatus
(Scudder, 1877)

Melanoplus clypeatus, known generally as shield-tailed grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the shield-tailed spur-throat grasshopper and shield-tailed locust.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10580575 entry