Bug FAQClouded Grasshopper
Encoptolophus sordidus · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
Also called: Dusky Grasshopper, Dusky Locust
The clouded grasshopper is a band-winged grasshopper in the Acrididae family. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Encoptolophus sordidus, called the clouded grasshopper, belongs to the band-winged grasshopper group in the family Acrididae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is found in 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 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Illinois, Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, New York, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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/Encoptolophus_sordidus
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