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title: "Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper"
description: "Melanoplus punctulatus — Insects & spiders. Melanoplus punctulatus, known generally as the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper or grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pine-tree-spur-throat-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper

> Melanoplus punctulatus — Insects & spiders. Melanoplus punctulatus, known generally as the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper or grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

- Scientific name: *Melanoplus punctulatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 15244
- Wikidata: [Q10580710](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10580710)
- iNaturalist taxon: [224756](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/224756)

## Names

- en: Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper
- fr: Criquet ponctué

## Countries with the most observations

US (8090), CA (1672)

## Summary

Melanoplus punctulatus, known generally as the pine tree spur-throat grasshopper or grizzly spur-throat grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Eastern North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanoplus_punctulatus

## Photo

![Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pine-tree-spur-throat-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tanja Milotić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8258549

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pine-tree-spur-throat-grasshopper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).