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INSECTS

Migratory Grasshopper

Melanoplus sanguinipes

Insects
Native
Migratory Grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Migratory Grasshopper, Nymph
Migratory Grasshopper, Male
15–30 mmLength

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae 15–30 mm long.

There are 47 observations of Migratory Grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Mauricie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Mauricie9
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  3. Lanaudière6
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  5. Capitale-Nationale5
  6. Montérégie4
  7. Estrie3
  8. Nord-du-Québec1
  9. Laval1
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  13. Montréal1
  14. Outaouais1
  15. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Red-legged GrasshopperMelanoplus femurrubrum
Clear-winged GrasshopperCamnula pellucida
Keeler's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus keeleri
Huckleberry Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus fasciatus
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatus
Pasture Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus confusus
Pine tree Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus punctulatus
Northern Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus borealis
Bruner's Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus bruneri