Helfer's dune grasshopper (Microtes helferi)

Microtes helferi
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Sphingonotini
Genus:	Microtes
Scientific name
Microtes helferi (Strohecker, 1960)
Synonyms:	Trimerotropis helferi Strohecker, 1960
Geography
Native countries:
United States

The Helfer's dune grasshopper (Microtes helferi) is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers).

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