Trail ridge scrub grasshopper (Melanoplus ordwayae)

Melanoplus ordwayae
Other common names
Ordway's grasshopper, Ordway Melanoplus grasshopper
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Melanoplinae
Tribe:	Melanoplini
Genus:	Melanoplus
Scientific name
Melanoplus ordwayae Deyrup, 1997
Geography
Native countries:
United States

The Trail ridge scrub grasshopper (Melanoplus ordwayae) is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

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Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceMelanoplus ordwayae

Habitat

Herbicole

Activity

Diurnal

Sound

Silent

Associated organizations

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Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
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References

Taxon identifiers

BugGuideCatalogue of LifeEncyclopedia of LifeGBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)Google Knowledge GraphiNaturalistIRMNGITIS TSNNatureServe ExplorerOpen Tree of LifeOrthoptera Species File ID (old version)Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new)