Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
Identification 5
A large robust grasshopper with two cream stripes on the pronotum that extend onto the wings. Difficult to confuse with any other species except the very rare Paratylotropidia brunneri of southeast Iowa. That species usually has very short wings, the stripes are more narrow, and the outer face of the femur is different.
Resources 5
Grasshoppers of the Western U.S.: http://idtools.org/id/grasshoppers/factsheet.php?name=13183
Capinera, J.L., R.D. Scott, and T.J. Walker. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press.
Occurrence 5
Common statewide. Occurs throughout most of the U.S.
Habitat 5
Virtually any lush vegetation, including gardens.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Steven Mlodinow, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
- (c) Jarek Tuszyński, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adirondacks_-_grasshopper_-_1.jpg
- (c) Ryan Hodnett, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two-striped_Grasshopper_(Melanoplus_bivittatus)_-_Guelph,_Ontario_04.jpg
- (c) Ryan Hodnett, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two-striped_Grasshopper_(Melanoplus_bivittatus)_-_Killarney,_Ontario_01.jpg
- (c) Tyler Grant, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
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