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INSECTS

Carolina Grasshopper

Dissosteira carolina

Insects
Native
Carolina Grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Carolina Grasshopper, Nymph
Carolina Grasshopper, Male
32–58 mmLength

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae 32–58 mm long.

There are 865 observations of Carolina Grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal162
  2. Montérégie161
  3. Outaouais96
  4. Estrie67
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue57
  6. Laurentides52
  7. Capitale-Nationale47
  8. Mauricie38
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent35
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean31
  11. Lanaudière30
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine28
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches25
  14. Centre-du-Québec16
  15. Côte-Nord15
  16. Laval5

Similar species

Crackling Forest GrasshopperTrimerotropis verruculata
Green-striped GrasshopperChortophaga viridifasciata
Mottled Sand GrasshopperSpharagemon collare
Boll's GrasshopperSpharagemon bolli
Pine tree Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus punctulatus
Clouded GrasshopperEncoptolophus sordidus
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatus
Black-sided Pygmy GrasshopperTettigidea lateralis