Differential grasshopper

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Melanoplus
Differential grasshoppers copulating
Differential grasshoppers copulating
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Caelifera
Superfamily: Acridoidea
Family: Acrididae
Subfamily: Melanoplinae
Genus: Melanoplus
Species: Melanoplus differentialis

The Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is widely distributed throughout the continental United States and Mexico.