Bug FAQWhite-whiskered grasshopper
Ageneotettix deorum · Order: Orthoptera · Family: Acrididae
The white-whiskered grasshopper lives in Central America and North America. It is found across both Central and North American regions.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This grasshopper occurs in Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Its habitat includes areas throughout Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota.
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/Ageneotettix_deorum
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