Bug FAQGladston's Spur-throat Grasshopper
Melanoplus gladstoni · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
Also called: Gladston Grasshopper
Gladston's spur-throat grasshopper is identified by its presence in North America. It lives in habitats across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The species is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs in North American environments.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota.
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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Same family (Acrididae)
Differential GrasshopperMelanoplus differentialisDamages trees, gardens or crops
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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_gladstoni
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