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Photo by Kathryn Kirk, WDNR
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The table below provides information about the protected status - both state and federal - and the rank (S and G Ranks) for A Spur-throat Grasshopper (Melanoplus rusticus). See the Working List Key for more information about abbreviations. Counties shaded blue have documented occurrences for this species in the Wisconsin Natural Heritage Inventory database. The map is provided as a general reference of where occurrences of this species meet NHI data standards and is not meant as a comprehensive map of all observations.
Note: Species recently added to the NHI Working List may temporarily have blank occurrence maps.
| Summary Information | |
|---|---|
| State Status | none |
| Federal Status in Wisconsin | none |
| State Rank | SH |
| Global Rank | G4G5 |
| Tracked by NHI | W |
| WWAP | r-SIN |
Identification: A small, dark grasshopper with short, ovate wings. Femur faintly banded and tibias are dark olive green with a pale basal ring. Send male specimen to an expert for accurate ID.
Similar Species: Melanoplus viridipes and M. gracilis.
Habitat: Dry oak forests and hillsides.
State Distribution: Grant Co.
Global Distribution: Texas, Oklahoma, east to Tennessee, north to Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio.
Phenology: Adults late, Septembe into October.
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Photo by Kathryn Kirk, WDNR.
Photo by Kathryn Kirk, WDNR.