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Two-striped Grasshopper
	Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Canada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Melanoplinae
Genus:	Melanoplus
Species:	M. bivittatus
Binomial name
	Melanoplus bivittatus; (Say, 1825)

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The Two-striped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) is a species of grasshopper belonging to the genus Melanoplus. It is considered a pest species to the United States and Canada.^[1]

A relatively large species, its size ranges from 30 to 55 mm.^[2] A pair of pale yellow stripes running along the top of it body from above its eyes to the hind tip of its wings identify this species.

References edit

^ Two-striped Grasshopper - Adult, Insects of Alberta
^ http://bugguide.net/node/view/7622

Two-striped Grasshopper, Agriculture and Rural Development, Gov. of Alberta
Two-striped Grasshopper, Talk about Wildlife
Species Melanoplus bivittatus - Two-Striped Grasshopper, BugGuide
Two-Striped Grasshopper, The Backyard Arthropod Project

Category:Orthoptera of North America Category:Fauna of the United States Category:Grasshoppers

[1] Two-striped Grasshopper - Adult, Insects of Alberta

[2] ttp://bugguide.net/node/view/7622

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