Insects and Spiders - native

Insect or Spider (unknown species) (various) on Jul 20, 2018

Submitter does not have a specimen

Description of specimen

Battleship Gray in color and somewhat more compact than most caterpillars.

Commentary

Dear Virginia, thank you for contacting the Invasive Species hotline. Unfortunately, it is very hard to say what you have encountered without an image or a specimen on hand. Grasshoppers change their colorization during their lifetime from immature stages to adults. So, again, difficult to make a definite identification.
Helmuth Rogg, Oregon Department of Agriculture

Helmuth Rogg
July 24, 2018, 1:24 a.m.

Resources

Not enough information provided to make an identification.

Location

Near my very small summer garden area, I noticed a grasshopper, somewhat shorter than any other grasshopper I had ever seen, which was a very color. I would describe the color as Battleship Gray. Never having seen a gray grasshopper I checked the computer which seemed to identify it as a "Differential Grasshopper." The website went on to say differential grasshoppers are found in Canada and all parts of the United States, EXCEPT the Pacific Northwest.

Expert Reviewer

Mr. Helmuth Rogg

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