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Two-striped grasshopper

Melanoplus bivittatus

Photo by mary.gallo.m
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Description:

Two-striped grasshopper. The stripes on the two-striped grasshopper start on the head, behind the eyes and end in a V point at the bottom of abdomen. A fairly large species which gets noticed more than most grasshoppers. Found throughout most of the United States June to October. Considered a major agricultural pest.

Habitat:

Spotted on a boardwalk path that lead out into the forest at Canaan National Wildlife Refuge in Davis, West Virginia

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2014

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