Bug FAQBlack-sided Pygmy Grasshopper
Tettigidea lateralis · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Tetrigidae
Also called: Sedge Grouse Locust
The black-sided pygmy grasshopper is also called the black-sided grouse locust or sedge grouse locust. It lives in the Caribbean, North America, and several Central American countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range covers the Caribbean Sea, North America, and Central American nations like Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 43 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee, Ohio, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tetrigidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigidea_lateralis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.