| Two-striped Grasshopper | |
|---|---|
| Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Canada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Melanoplinae |
| Genus: | Melanoplus |
| Species: | M. bivittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoplus bivittatus (Say, 1825) |
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The Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is considered a pest species to the United States and Canada.[1]
A pair of pale yellow stripes running along the top of it body from above its eyes to the hind tip of its wings identify this species.