Green-legged spur-throat grasshopper (Melanoplus viridipes)
| Melanoplus viridipes | |
|---|---|
| Taxonomic classification | |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Scientific name | |
| Melanoplus viridipes Scudder, 1897 | |
| Geography | |
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Taxonomy
Identification
Identification resources
| Title | Author(s) | Year | Geographic purview | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orthoptera of Michigan | Roger G. Bland | 2003 | View URL |
Distribution
Biology
Habitat and ecology
Land-use change
Pest status
Management
Outbreaks
Outbreak media coverage
Associated organizations
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Resources
| Title | Author(s) | Year | Geographic purview | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orthoptera of Michigan | Roger G. Bland | 2003 | View URL |
Specimen contributors for this species
Natural history collections are built by people. The specimens that document this species were collected in the field, preserved in collections, and identified by generations of researchers and naturalists. Bionomia helps make these often-overlooked contributions visible by linking specimen records to the people behind them.
The contributors shown here are drawn from specimen records made available through GBIF and attributed to individuals by Bionomia.
Collected by
These people collected specimens of this species in the field, helping build the physical record of where and when it has occurred.
- Carl Otto Mohr — 21 specimens collected
- Barnard Burks — 18 specimens collected
- Theodore Henry Frison — 7 specimens collected
- Mark Rosenstein — 3 specimens collected
- William Kuhn — 2 specimens collected
Identified by
These people examined specimens and determined their taxonomic identity—an essential step in turning a collected specimen into a useful biodiversity record.
- Tyler Grant — 13 specimens identified
- William Kuhn — 2 specimens identified
- Brandon Corder — 2 specimens identified
- Zachary Dankowicz — 1 specimen identified
- John Abrams — 1 specimen identified

