Melanoplus bivittatus
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| Two-striped Grasshopper | |
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| 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) | |
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 relatively large species, its size ranges from 30 to 55 mm.[2] 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.
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- ↑ Two-striped Grasshopper - Adult, Insects of Alberta
- ↑ http://bugguide.net/node/view/7622
- Two-striped Grasshopper, Agriculture and Rural Development, Gov. of Alberta
- Two-striped Grasshopper, Talk about Wildlife
- Species Melanoplus bivittatus - Two-Striped Grasshopper, BugGuide
- Two-Striped Grasshopper, The Backyard Arthropod Project
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