Melanoplus aridus explained

Melanoplus aridus, the arid lands spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. It is known to feed on Flourensia cernua leaves, among other plants. [1]

Notes and References

  1. Richerson . Jim V. . Boldt . Paul E. . Phytophagous Insect Fauna of Flourensia cernua (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Trans-Pecos Texas and Arizona . Environmental Entomology . 1 June 1995 . 24 . 3 . 588–594 . 10.1093/ee/24.3.588 .