Species Dichromorpha viridis - Short-winged Green Grasshopper

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited

Short-winged Green Grasshopper - Dichromorpha viridis - female

Grasshopper - Dichromorpha viridis - male

frassy picture of green Orthoptera member with curved-upward abdomen - Dichromorpha viridis - female

grasshopper10814 - Dichromorpha viridis - male

Dichromorpha viridis - Slant-faced Grasshopper - Dichromorpha viridis - female

Mating grasshoppers - Dichromorpha viridis - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids)

Suborder Caelifera (Grasshoppers)

Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)

Subfamily Gomphocerinae (Slant-faced Grasshoppers)

No Taxon (Orphulella Group)

Genus Dichromorpha

Species viridis (Short-winged Green Grasshopper)

Explanation of Names

Dichromorpha viridis (Scudder 1862)

Size

♂ 14-22 mm, ♀ 23-30 mm(1)

Identification

Female coloration is usually uniform, either brown or green. Males have two common color forms, green on upper surface and brown on sides, or light brown upper surface and dark brown sides. Forewings are usually very short, but long-winged individuals do occur. D. viridis has two pronotal sulci vs just one in D. elegans, which also has a larger head.(2)(3)

Range

Eastern North America and eastern Great Plains

Habitat

Grassy areas, including lawns.

Season

Summer to early fall, typically Jul-Sep; May-Dec in Florida(2), Jun-Sep in Michigan(4), Jul-frost in North Carolina(5)

Works Cited

1.	How to Know the Grasshoppers, Cockroaches, and Their Allies Jacques R. Helfer. 1962. Wm. C. Brown Company.

2.	Grasshoppers of Florida (Invertebrates of Florida) John L. Capinera, Clay W. Scherer, Jason M. Squiter, Jason M. Squitier. 2002. University Press of Florida.

3.	Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States John L. Capinera, Ralph D. Scott, Thomas J. Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.

4.	Orthoptera of Michigan Roger Bland. 2003. Michigan State University Extension.

5.	Insects of North Carolina C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 11 December, 2004 - 12:52pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 8 February, 2023 - 4:31pm

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