Melanoplus femurrubrum
Encyclopedia
The Red-legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum) is a species of grasshopper
belonging to the genus Melanoplus
. It is found in Mexico
, United States
and Canada
.
Grasshopper
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper...
belonging to the genus Melanoplus
Melanoplus
Melanoplus is a large genus of grasshoppers. They are the typical large grasshoppers in North America...
. It is found in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Description
This grasshopper has a reddish-brown back, a greeny-yellow belly, and red hind legs, hence its binomial name femurrubrum (femur = thigh, rubrum = red).External links
- Red-legged Grasshopper, BugGuide
- Orthoptera, Ojibway Nature Centre
- Red-legged Grasshopper Alberta