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INSECTS

Marsh meadow grasshopper

Pseudochorthippus curtipennis

Insects
Native
Marsh meadow grasshopper, photo 1 of 5
Marsh meadow grasshopper, Nymph
Marsh meadow grasshopper, Male

Grasshopper or cricket in the family Acrididae.

There are 105 observations of Marsh meadow grasshopper in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Mauricie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie22
  2. Mauricie15
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue15
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  5. Capitale-Nationale9
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  7. Montérégie7
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  9. Montréal4
  10. Côte-Nord3
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  13. Outaouais2
  14. Lanaudière1
  15. Laurentides1

Similar species

Red-legged GrasshopperMelanoplus femurrubrum
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatus
Sprinkled LocustChloealtis conspersa
Graceful Sedge GrasshopperStethophyma gracile
Northern Spur-throat GrasshopperMelanoplus borealis
Green-striped GrasshopperChortophaga viridifasciata
Striped Sedge GrasshopperStethophyma lineatum
Rocky Mountain Sprinkled LocustChloealtis abdominalis
Pasture LocustOrphulella speciosa
Wingless Mountain GrasshopperBooneacris glacialis