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INSECTS

Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper

Melanoplus fasciatus

Insects
Native
Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper, Male
Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper, Female
18.5–22.5 mmLength

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae 18.5–22.5 mm long.

There are 17 observations of Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Mauricie and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale4
  2. Mauricie4
  3. Côte-Nord3
  4. Nord-du-Québec2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Similar species

Migratory GrasshopperMelanoplus sanguinipes
Keeler's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus keeleri
Pine tree Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus punctulatus
Red-legged GrasshopperMelanoplus femurrubrum
Forest LocustMelanoplus islandicus
Dawson's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus dawsoni
Bruner's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus bruneri
Northern Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus borealis
Pasture Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus confusus
Clear-winged GrasshopperCamnula pellucida