Bug FAQYellowish Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus flavidus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
Also called: Blue-legged Locust
The yellowish spur-throat grasshopper lives in North America. It is found in habitats across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This grasshopper is identified as a North American species.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It inhabits areas throughout North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Utah, Illinois, Nebraska.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where is the yellowish spur-throat grasshopper found?
It occurs across North America.
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_flavidus
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