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title: "Migratory Grasshopper"
description: "Melanoplus sanguinipes — Insetti e ragni. Melanoplus sanguinipes, known generally as migratory grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/migratory-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Migratory Grasshopper

> Melanoplus sanguinipes — Insetti e ragni. Melanoplus sanguinipes, known generally as migratory grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae.

- Scientific name: *Melanoplus sanguinipes*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 9528
- Wikidata: [Q10580727](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10580727)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129240](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129240)

## Names

- en: Migratory Grasshopper
- es: Chapulín migratorio menor
- fr: Petit criquet voyageur

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1260), US (1185), MX (6)

## Summary

Melanoplus sanguinipes, known generally as migratory grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. Other common names include the lesser migratory grasshopper and red-legged grasshopper (which is also the common name of a separate species). It is found in the Caribbean and North America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Without Borders · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208750007

## Machine access

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