The Lakin grasshopper (Melanoplus lakinus) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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*Melanoplus lakinus*
Melanoplus lakinus
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Melanoplinae
Tribe:	Melanoplini
Genus:	Melanoplus
Scientific name
	Melanoplus lakinus (Scudder, 1878)
Geography
Native countries:
	United States; Mexico;
Traits
Diet:	Forbs

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 — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

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

Tyler Grant — 128 specimens identified
David Tan — 1 specimen identified

References

Taxon identifiers

Biota Information System of New MexicoBugGuideCatalogue of LifeCONABIOEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGITIS TSNNatureServe ExplorerNCBI taxonomyOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)UMLS CUI