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Painted meadow grasshopper

Chimarocephala pacifica
Eats: PlantsGrasshoppers and cricketsGardens and meadows6 legs

The painted meadow grasshopper is a grasshopper from North and Central America. Its name makes it sound like a little work of art hopping through the grass. It belongs to a group called band-winged grasshoppers.

Lives in
North America and Central America, in meadows
Top speed
about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting people.
What does it eat?
Like other grasshoppers, it nibbles on plants with its strong jaws.
For real!Photo of Painted meadow grasshopper
Picture by Rick Mandel. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

Scientists split it into two slightly different kinds, called subspecies.

2

Its long, strong back legs let it jump far away from danger.

3

It is also simply called the painted grasshopper.

you asked

Most asked questions about Painted meadow grasshopper

?Where does the painted meadow grasshopper live?

In North America and Central America.

?Is the painted meadow grasshopper dangerous?

No. It eats plants and is harmless to people.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Chimarocephala pacifica
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Acrididae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Acrididae
Lives on
North America
Also known as
Painted grasshopper

Where the facts come from

  1. Chimarocephala pacifica (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Rick Mandel. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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