The Montana band-winged grasshopper (Xanthippus montanus) is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers).

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*Xanthippus montanus*
Xanthippus montanus
Other common names
	Sandhills band-wing grasshopper
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Hippiscini
Genus:	Xanthippus
Scientific name
	Xanthippus montanus (Thomas, 1872)
Geography
Native countries:
	Canada; United States;

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Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

Elliott Gordon — 1 specimen collected

References

Taxon identifiers

Biota Information System of New MexicoBugGuideCatalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistIRMNGITIS TSNMontana Field GuideNatureServe ExplorerNCBI taxonomyOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)UMLS CUI