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INSECTS

Two-striped Grasshopper

Melanoplus bivittatus

Insects
Native
Two-striped Grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Two-striped Grasshopper, Nymph
Two-striped Grasshopper, Male
29–38.5 mmLength

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae 29–38.5 mm long. Feeds on plants.

There are 1,606 observations of Two-striped Grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region. 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. Montréal305
  2. Montérégie284
  3. Laurentides141
  4. Estrie140
  5. Capitale-Nationale129
  6. Outaouais124
  7. Mauricie88
  8. Lanaudière83
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean68
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue66
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches54
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent36
  13. Centre-du-Québec35
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine17
  15. Côte-Nord17
  16. Laval12
  17. Nord-du-Québec7

Similar species

Red-legged GrasshopperMelanoplus femurrubrum
Clear-winged GrasshopperCamnula pellucida
Migratory GrasshopperMelanoplus sanguinipes
Keeler's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus keeleri
Green-striped GrasshopperChortophaga viridifasciata
Graceful Sedge GrasshopperStethophyma gracile
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolina
Marsh meadow grasshopperPseudochorthippus curtipennis
Northern Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus borealis