Black-winged Grasshopper

 Black-winged Grasshopper - Adult

 

Common Name:  Black-winged Grasshopper,
                               Road Duster or Carolina Locust

Latin Name:  Dissosteira carolina (Linnaeus)
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Length:  30 - 40 mm

Range: Southern 2/3 of Alberta

Habitat:  Various

Time of year seen:  Summer

Diet: Grasses and forbs

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 Location: Silverton, BC
Date: Aug. 13,  2005

             
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