Genus

North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers

Melanoplus

11 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOrthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
FamilyAcrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
GenusMelanoplus (North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers)

Species in this group

Melanoplus bivittatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Melanoplus eumera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Melanoplus differentialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanoplus punctulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanoplus femurrubrum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanoplus yarrowii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanoplus sanguinipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanoplus aridus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanoplus thomasi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanoplus viridipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Melanoplus bohemani

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~50%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~40%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			~10%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~40%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~40%
3	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~30%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~30%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~30%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~20%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			~10%
5	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~30%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~30%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Canyon Grasshopper			~10%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Arid Lands Spur-Throat Grasshopper			~10%
	Thomas's Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
7	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~20%
8	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Canyon Grasshopper			~20%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%
	Green-Legged Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			~10%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			~10%
12	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
13	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
	Melanoplus bohemani			<5%
14	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
15	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
	Migratory Grasshopper			<5%
17	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Yarrow's Grasshopper			~10%
18	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
19	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Migratory Grasshopper			~10%
20	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	~10%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
21	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Migratory Grasshopper			~10%
22	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Arid Lands Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~40%
	Differential Grasshopper			~30%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
	Migratory Grasshopper			<5%
2	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~30%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
3	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 11	~30%
	Differential Grasshopper			~20%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
	Migratory Grasshopper			<5%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
4	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			~10%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
5	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~20%
6	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 11	~20%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			~10%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
8	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~20%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
9	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~20%
10	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~20%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
11	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
12	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 11	~20%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%
13	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~20%
14	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~20%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~20%
15	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
16	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
17	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
18	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
	Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper			<5%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
19	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
20	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
	Migratory Grasshopper			<5%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
21	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
	Migratory Grasshopper			<5%
22	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			~10%
23	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Differential Grasshopper			~10%
24	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~10%
	Red-Legged Grasshopper			<5%
	Migratory Grasshopper			<5%
	Two-Striped Grasshopper			<5%
25	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Yarrow's Grasshopper			<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%
26	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Yarrow's Grasshopper			<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%
27	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	<5%
	Yarrow's Grasshopper			<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%
28	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%
29	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%
30	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	<5%
	Differential Grasshopper			<5%

North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers

Species in this group

Two-Striped Grasshopper

Canyon Grasshopper

Differential Grasshopper

Pine Tree Spur-Throat Grasshopper

Red-Legged Grasshopper

Yarrow's Grasshopper

Migratory Grasshopper

Arid Lands Spur-Throat Grasshopper

Thomas's Two-Striped Grasshopper

Green-Legged Spur-Throat Grasshopper

Melanoplus bohemani

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see North American Spur-throated Grasshoppers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked