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Two-striped Grasshopper
Photos © Kim Hosen; Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area, Nokesville, VA; September 2008    

Two-striped Grasshopper
Melanoplus bivittatus
Family Acrididae (Short-horned Grasshoppers)
Subfamily Melanoplinae (Spur-throated Grasshoppers)

Size 30-55 mm

Season: June to October

Habitat: moist, meadowy areas.