Plains lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna)

Brachystola magna
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Romaleidae
Subfamily:	Romaleinae
Tribe:	Romaleini
Genus:	Brachystola
Scientific name
Brachystola magna (Girard, 1854)
Geography
Native countries:
Mexico United States
Pest status
Known pest

The Plains lubber grasshopper (Brachystola magna) is a species of grasshopper in the family Romaleidae (lubber grasshoppers).

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Taxonomy

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

References

Taxon identifiers

Biota Information System of New MexicoBOLD SystemsBugGuideCalPhotosCatalogue of LifeCONABIOEncyclopedia of LifeEncyclopædia Britannica OnlineEPPOGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)iNaturalistInsects (Insecta) of the WorldIRMNGITIS TSNMontana Field GuideNatureServe ExplorerNCBI taxonomyOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)UMLS CUIXeno-canto