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Southern yellowwinged grasshopper

Arphia granulata
Eats: PlantsGrasshoppers and cricketsGardens and meadows6 legs

The southern yellowwinged grasshopper is a band-winged grasshopper from North America. When it sits still, it looks plain and blends in with the ground. When it flies, it shows off brightly coloured hind wings.

Lives in
North America
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 eats grasses and other plants.
For real!Photo of Southern yellowwinged grasshopper
Picture by pondhawk. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It belongs to the band-winged grasshoppers, which hide colourful hind wings under plain front wings.

2

It is a short-horned grasshopper, which means its feelers are short.

3

A sudden flash of bright wings can startle a hungry bird and help the grasshopper escape.

you asked

Most asked questions about Southern yellowwinged grasshopper

?Why is it called yellow-winged?

Its hind wings, which you see when it flies, are brightly coloured.

?Is the southern yellowwinged grasshopper dangerous?

No. It is a harmless plant eater.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Arphia granulata
Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Family
Acrididae
Classification
Insecta > Orthoptera > Acrididae
Lives on
North America
Also known as
Southern yellow-winged grasshopper

Where the facts come from

  1. Arphia granulata (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 pondhawk. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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