Bug FAQGreen-striped Grasshopper
Chortophaga viridifasciata · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
Also called: Greenstriped Grasshopper, Northern Green-striped Grasshopper
Males are 23 to 30 mm long and females 28 to 38 mm long. They live in moist short-grass areas such as roadsides and hay meadows. Their range extends from British Columbia down to Costa Rica, mainly east of the Rockies.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Females are usually green and males brown, though both sexes can vary in colour.
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Size
Males measure 23 to 30 mm, while females are larger at 28 to 38 mm.
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Where it lives
They prefer relatively moist sites with short grass, like roadsides and hay fields.
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Life cycle
Development includes five immature stages, called instars.
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When you see it
They are often the first grasshoppers seen in early spring because they overwinter as adults.
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Where it comes from
Found from British Columbia south to the Gulf of Mexico and Costa Rica, mostly east of the Rocky Mountains.
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Lookalikes
It belongs to the band-winged grasshopper group in the family Acrididae.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 47 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, New York.
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
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More photos
Same family (Acrididae)
Differential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Two-striped GrasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Carolina GrasshopperDissosteira carolinaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Egyptian Bird GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
Gray Bird GrasshopperSchistocerca nitensDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chortophaga_viridifasciata
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