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title: "Carolina Grasshopper"
description: "Dissosteira carolina — Insetos e aranhas. Dissosteira carolina, the Carolina grasshopper, Carolina locust, black-winged grasshopper, road-duster or quaker, is a band-winged species of grasshopper which ranges widely in North America inhabiting weedy grasslands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/carolina-grasshopper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Carolina Grasshopper

> Dissosteira carolina — Insetos e aranhas. Dissosteira carolina, the Carolina grasshopper, Carolina locust, black-winged grasshopper, road-duster or quaker, is a band-winged species of grasshopper which ranges widely in North America inhabiting weedy grasslands.

- Scientific name: *Dissosteira carolina*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 42759
- Wikidata: [Q1992952](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1992952)
- iNaturalist taxon: [126206](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126206)

## Names

- en: Carolina Grasshopper
- fr: Criquet de la Caroline
- nl: Road Duster

## Countries with the most observations

US (16778), CA (8090), MX (9)

## Summary

Dissosteira carolina, the Carolina grasshopper, Carolina locust, black-winged grasshopper, road-duster or quaker, is a band-winged species of grasshopper which ranges widely in North America inhabiting weedy grasslands.
The Carolina Locust is a short-horned grasshopper (Family Acrididae) found in most of the United States and other parts of North America (Fig 1). These grasshoppers can be anywhere between 32 and 58 mm, with females being larger than males. Their color can range from grey to brown with contrasting black and yellow-white hind wings.
Carolina Locusts are often found on or around dirt roads or paths,…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissosteira_carolina

## Photo

![Carolina Grasshopper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/carolina-grasshopper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175625492

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/carolina-grasshopper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).