Carolina Grasshopper Dissosteira carolina

Identification
This grasshopper has mottled brown body and black hind wings with pale edges.

Location
Common statewide

Size
One to two inches

Diet
It feeds on grasses and weeds.

Habitat
It occurs in open dry areas.

Activity Period
June to October

Behavior
It flies with loud fluttering sound. It is active in warm sunny weather.

Lifecycle
Breeding occurs in late summer.

Population
The population is stable statewide.

History
It has long been present in Ohio.

Human Interactions
It rarely causes crop damage.

Facts
Its black wings flash during flight.

Sources
ODNR academic sources

Grasses weeds | Fields roadsides gravel areas | Statewide