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title: "Differential Grasshopper"
description: "Melanoplus differentialis — Insetti e ragni. The differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/differential-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Differential Grasshopper

> Melanoplus differentialis — Insetti e ragni. The differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus.

- Scientific name: *Melanoplus differentialis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 62980
- Wikidata: [Q5275348](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5275348)
- iNaturalist taxon: [63518](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/63518)

## Names

- en: Differential Grasshopper
- es: Chapulín diferencial
- fr: Criquet différentiel

## Countries with the most observations

US (49112), MX (2896), CA (840), KR (10)

## Summary

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

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

## Photo

![Differential Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/differential-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/318510431

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/differential-grasshopper?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).