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title: "Red-legged Grasshopper"
description: "Melanoplus femurrubrum — Insetos e aranhas. Melanoplus femurrubrum, the red-legged grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-legged-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Red-legged Grasshopper

> Melanoplus femurrubrum — Insetos e aranhas. Melanoplus femurrubrum, the red-legged grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus.

- Scientific name: *Melanoplus femurrubrum*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 32088
- Wikidata: [Q1919026](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1919026)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129094](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129094)

## Names

- en: Red-legged Grasshopper
- es: Chapulín de patas rojas
- fr: Criquet à pattes rouges

## Countries with the most observations

US (7939), CA (1447), MX (23)

## Summary

Melanoplus femurrubrum, the red-legged grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is one of the most common grasshoppers found in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This grasshopper is frequently used as a model organism in scientific studies, due to their abundance throughout North America and behavioral response to changes in climate.

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

## Photo

![Red-legged Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-legged-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Without Borders · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183422721

## Machine access

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