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INSECTS

Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper

Melanoplus punctulatus

Insects
Native
Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper, Nymph
Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper, Male

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae.

There are 167 observations of Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie47
  2. Outaouais42
  3. Montérégie26
  4. Laurentides12
  5. Mauricie10
  6. Lanaudière9
  7. Montréal7
  8. Capitale-Nationale4
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  10. Centre-du-Québec3
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  12. Nord-du-Québec1

Similar species

Crackling Forest GrasshopperTrimerotropis verruculata
Red-legged GrasshopperMelanoplus femurrubrum
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolina
Wingless Mountain GrasshopperBooneacris glacialis
Migratory GrasshopperMelanoplus sanguinipes
Keeler's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus keeleri
Huckleberry Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus fasciatus
Green-striped GrasshopperChortophaga viridifasciata
Clouded GrasshopperEncoptolophus sordidus