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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Slant-faced Grasshoppers (Gomphocerinae) » Gomphocerus Group » Chorthippus » Marsh Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus curtipennis)

Species Chorthippus curtipennis - Marsh Meadow Grasshopper

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)
Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Gomphocerinae (Slant-faced Grasshoppers)
No Taxon (Gomphocerus Group)
Genus Chorthippus
Species curtipennis (Marsh Meadow Grasshopper)
Size
Males 12-20mm, females 20-35mm.
Identification
Light brown dorsally, and green to brown latterly. Wing length can be short to as long as the abdomin. Hind leg has aa black joint. Legs are yellow to red, and hind leg can have a narrow green band on top. Yellow abdomen with black blotches.
Range
Throughout Canada and northern 2/3 of US.
Habitat
Tall grass in damp areas.
Season
July to October.
Food
Grass
Print References
(1)
Internet References
ND State U pictures
USDA range map
Works Cited
1.Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States
By John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker
Contributed by tom murray on 4 September, 2005 - 8:46am
Last updated 12 October, 2005 - 5:34pm

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