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Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids

Orthoptera · 61 species · 7 families

In Québec, the order Orthoptera brings together 61 species of insects, in 7 families. The stars? Two-striped Grasshopper, Carolina Grasshopper and Fall Field Cricket, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 36 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its sounds, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie36
  2. Outaouais36
  3. Montérégie35
  4. Capitale-Nationale34
  5. Lanaudière34
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  7. Mauricie32
  8. Montréal32
  9. Laurentides31
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches23
  11. Centre-du-Québec22
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  14. Laval14
  15. Côte-Nord13
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  17. Nord-du-Québec11

Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids 61

Orthoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Family
All61Acrididae27Tettigoniidae15Tetrigidae5Trigonidiidae5Oecanthidae4Gryllidae3Rhaphidophoridae2
Two-striped Grasshopper1,606 observations
Carolina Grasshopper865 observations
Fall Field Cricket289 observations
Red-legged Grasshopper260 observations
Roesel's Bush-cricket245 observations
Oblong-winged Katydid233 observations
Green-striped Grasshopper171 observations
Pine tree Spur-throat Grasshopper167 observations
Short-winged Meadow Katydid153 observations
Northern Bush Katydid148 observations
Crackling Forest Grasshopper119 observations
Black-horned Tree Cricket116 observations
Wingless Mountain Grasshopper109 observations
Marsh meadow grasshopper105 observations
Slender Meadow Katydid86 observations
Clear-winged Grasshopper73 observations
Broad-winged Bush Katydid73 observations
Snowy Tree Cricket62 observations
Carolina Ground Cricket61 observations
Pine Tree Cricket53 observations
Spring Field Cricket49 observations
Migratory Grasshopper47 observations
Striped Ground Cricket40 observations
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid37 observations
Black-sided Pygmy Grasshopper37 observations
Mottled Sand Grasshopper30 observations
Black-sided Meadow Katydid20 observations
Huckleberry Spur-throat Grasshopper17 observations
Striped Sedge Grasshopper17 observations
Long-tailed Meadow Katydid17 observations
Graceful Sedge Grasshopper14 observations
Sword-bearing Conehead14 observations
Northern Spur-throat Grasshopper13 observations
Forest Locust13 observations
Allard's Ground Cricket11 observations
Coral-winged Grasshopper10 observations
Gladiator Meadow Katydid10 observations
Sphagnum Ground Cricket9 observations
Treetop Bush Katydid8 observations
Pasture Locust7 observations
Obscure Grouse Locust7 observations
Boll's Grasshopper6 observations
Crested Pygmy Grasshopper6 observations
Sprinkled Locust5 observations
Slender Groundhopper4 observations
Ornate Grouse Locust4 observations
Keeler's Spur-throat Grasshopper3 observations
Clouded Grasshopper3 observations