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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Grasshoppers - Orthoptera
        
        Family - Short-horned Grasshoppers - Acrididae
        
        Species - Knowles' Spur-throat Grasshopper - Melanoplus knowlesi

Knowles' Spur-throat Grasshopper - Melanoplus knowlesi

Special Status Species
Native Species

Global Rank: G1G2
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, but range and collection site are known. An image shows this is a short-winged species, probably flightless, with reddish dorsal and ventral markings on its hind femora.

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

In Montana one male was found in Missoula County, Lolo Peak in 2012. The specimen was deposited in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 1

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Recency

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

References

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- Cigliano, M.M., H. Braun, D.C. Eades, and D. Otte. Orthoptera Species File Online. Version 5.0/5.0. Accessed 6 April 2022. http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org
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Citation for data on this website:
Knowles' Spur-throat Grasshopper — Melanoplus knowlesi. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 18, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIORT01S80