The Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Overview

*Melanoplus differentialis*
Melanoplus differentialis
Other common names
	Differential locust
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Melanoplinae
Tribe:	Melanoplini
Genus:	Melanoplus
Scientific name
	Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas, 1865)
Geography
Native countries:
	Mexico; Canada; United States;
Traits
Diet:	Forbs
Pest status
	Known pest

Taxonomy

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Subspecies

Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Thomas, 1865)
Melanoplus differentialis nigricans Cockerell, 1917

Resources

Distribution

Identification

Identification resources

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceMelanoplus differentialis

Habitat

Herbicole, Riparian-dwelling

Activity

Diurnal

Sound

Silent

Flight

Strong flier

Habitat and Ecology

Land-Use change

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

David Tan — 66 specimens collected
Daniel Hughes — 12 specimens collected
Abbott William Nason — 11 specimens collected

Carlos Gerardo Velazco-Macías — 11 specimens collected
Matthew Parr — 10 specimens collected
Ivan Munkres — 9 specimens collected
Nick Abbate — 9 specimens collected
Zachary Dankowicz — 7 specimens collected
Austin Kelly — 7 specimens collected
Jonathan A. Eisen — 6 specimens collected
Carrie Seltzer — 6 specimens collected
Michael J. W. Carr — 6 specimens collected
Carl Otto Mohr — 5 specimens collected
Selim Peabody — 5 specimens collected
Katja Schulz — 5 specimens collected
Dmitry Kutcherov — 5 specimens collected
Elliott Gordon — 5 specimens collected
Mark Rosenstein — 5 specimens collected
Senna Robeson — 5 specimens collected
William Kuhn — 4 specimens collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

Tyler Grant — 934 specimens identified
David Tan — 55 specimens identified
Daniel Hughes — 11 specimens identified

Andrew Cannizzaro — 10 specimens identified
Nick Abbate — 9 specimens identified
Elliott Gordon — 8 specimens identified
Austin Kelly — 8 specimens identified
Zachary Dankowicz — 7 specimens identified
Carlos Gerardo Velazco-Macías — 6 specimens identified
Michael J. W. Carr — 6 specimens identified
Senna Robeson — 5 specimens identified
Dmitry Kutcherov — 4 specimens identified
Matthew Parr — 4 specimens identified
Clarence Holmes — 4 specimens identified
Alyssa Landa — 4 specimens identified
Stephen Shepherd — 3 specimens identified
Tammo Reichgelt — 3 specimens identified
William Kuhn — 3 specimens identified
John Abrams — 3 specimens identified
Vikas Madhav Nagarajan — 3 specimens identified

References