Melanoplus bivittatus

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)

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.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Melanoplus bivittatus

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melanoplus bivittatus.

• 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