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Melanoplus differentialis (Differential Grasshopper; Lesser Migratory Locust)

Synonyms: Acridium differentiale

Wikipedia Abstract

The differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus found throughout northern Mexico, central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It is considered a pest in most of its range.
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Infraspecies

Melanoplus differentialis differentialis (Differential Locust)
Melanoplus differentialis nigricans

Ecosystems

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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ceracia dentata[4]
Chetogena claripennis[4]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Study of Northern Virginia Ecology
♦ 2Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
♦ 3Resources of a Snake Community in Prairie-Woodland Habitat of Northeastern Kansas, Henry S. Fitch, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife Research Report 13: 83-98 (1982)
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0