Latin Etymology: Melanoplus ("dark tool") bivittatus ("two striped")
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Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) at Lake Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada - July 2024 |
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: 30-55mm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
An extremely widely distributed grasshopper found across almost the entire Lower 48 except the Sourthern Border and the Gulf of Mexico, extending its range up with the prairies into Canada. They can cause crop damage as they will feed on a wide variety of plants, particularly flowers etc.
Related Species:
Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae
Genus: Melanoplus
SUBSPECIES: M. b. bivittatus, M. b. femoratus
- Sighting Locations -
CANADA -Present in Praries in Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: - Seen in Alberta
UNITED STATES - Present throughout most of the Lower 48.
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Seen in multiple States.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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