The Brook's pink-shanked grasshopper (Xanthippus brooksi) is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers).

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Taxonomy

*Xanthippus brooksi*
Xanthippus brooksi
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Hippiscini
Genus:	Xanthippus
Scientific name
	Xanthippus brooksi Vickery, 1967
Geography
Native countries:
	Canada; United States;

Identification

Identification resources

Distribution

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceXanthippus brooksi

Habitat

Geophilous

Activity

Diurnal

Sound

Stridulation

Flight

Strong flier

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Habitat and ecology

Land-use change

Pest status

Management

Outbreaks

Outbreak media coverage

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
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References

Taxon identifiers

BugGuideCatalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistIRMNGITIS TSNNatureServe ExplorerNWT SpeciesOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)