Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus)
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| Rocky Mountain locust (Melanoplus spretus) | |
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| Rocky Mountain locust | |
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| Taxonomy | |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Additional resources | |
| Full taxonomy at OSF | |
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Overview
Alexandra M Wagner, “Grasshoppered: America’s Response to the 1874 Rocky Mountain Locust Invasion,” Nebraska History 89 (2008): 154-167
Nomenclature
Melanoplus spretus (Walsh, 1866). For full nomenclature, see this taxon's page on Orthoptera Species File
Distribution
Identification
Gregarious
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Solitarious
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