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INSECTS

Pasture Spur-throat Grasshopper

Melanoplus confusus

Insects
Native
Pasture Spur-throat Grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Pasture Spur-throat Grasshopper, Male
Pasture Spur-throat Grasshopper, Female
18.5–23.5 mmLength

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae 18.5–23.5 mm long.

There are 2 observations of Pasture Spur-throat Grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Laurentides and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Laurentides1
  2. Outaouais1

Similar species

Migratory GrasshopperMelanoplus sanguinipes
Red-legged GrasshopperMelanoplus femurrubrum
Keeler's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus keeleri
Clear-winged GrasshopperCamnula pellucida
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatus
Huckleberry Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus fasciatus