Bug FAQCalifornia Sulphur-winged Grasshopper
Arphia behrensi · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
The California sulphur-winged grasshopper measures about 22 to 40 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
They have bright yellow hind wings.
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Size
Adults are roughly 22 to 40 mm long.
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Where it comes from
They are found in California, from the Sierra Nevada through the San Francisco Bay Area and further north.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Oregon, Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: endemic in North America; endemic in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arphia_behrensi
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