Bug FAQPictured Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus pictus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
The pictured spur-throat grasshopper (Melanoplus pictus) belongs to the spur-throated grasshopper group in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. It feeds on the leaves of Flourensia cernua and other plants.
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Where it lives
This grasshopper lives in North America.
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What it eats
It is known to eat leaves of Flourensia cernua and other plants.
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Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Utah, California, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does the pictured spur-throat grasshopper eat?
It feeds on the leaves of Flourensia cernua and other plants.
Source: Wikipedia
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/Melanoplus_pictus
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