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A spur-throat grasshopper - Melanoplus missoulae

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Special Status Species
Native Species

Global Rank: G1
State Rank: SNR


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General Description
At present, this species does not occur in any of the basic Orthoptera national, regional, or state literature. It is listed in the database (see references) as a species which has been collected only once and at a single location in Montana.

Therefore, there are currently no descriptions and other life history information found in the literature. Range and collection site are known.

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Native
 


Range Comments
Found in Missoula County, Missoula, MT. Northwest of Greenough Drive (N 46.883203, W 113988281). One male collected on August 2, 1904. Specimen was deposited in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.

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Citation for data on this website:
A spur-throat grasshopper — Melanoplus missoulae.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from