Melanoplus payettei
| Melanoplus payettei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Tribe: | Melanoplini |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. payettei |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus payettei Hebard, 1936 | |
Melanoplus payettei, or Payette's short-wing grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5]
Wolves of the species Canis lupis have been known to consume these grasshoppers. One wolf was even known to have eaten 181 in a single sitting.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Melanoplus payettei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Melanoplus payettei species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Melanoplus payettei". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Melanoplus payettei Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. "Orthoptera Species File Online". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ Barton, Brandon T.; Hill, JoVonn G.; Wolff, Carter L.; Newsome, Thomas M.; Ripple, William J.; Lashley, Marcus A. (2019-09-18). "Grasshopper consumption by grey wolves and implications for ecosystems". Ecology. 101 (2). doi:10.1002/ecy.2892. ISSN 0012-9658.