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INSECTS

Green-striped Grasshopper

Chortophaga viridifasciata

Insects
Native
Green-striped Grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Green-striped Grasshopper, Nymph
Green-striped Grasshopper, Male
23–38 mmLength

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae 23–38 mm long. Lives in fields.

There are 171 observations of Green-striped Grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Mauricie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal41
  2. Mauricie24
  3. Montérégie21
  4. Outaouais20
  5. Estrie15
  6. Capitale-Nationale14
  7. Laurentides12
  8. Lanaudière7
  9. Centre-du-Québec7
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  11. Laval2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

Similar species

Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolina
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatus