The Sulphur-winged Grasshopper is a band-winged grasshopper that reveals brilliant yellow hindwings in flash-display during flight, then disappears when it lands in brown leaf litter. This startle-and-disappear strategy confuses pursuing predators. Males produce a soft crackling sound during flight. It is an early spring species in the East.
Best time to see a Sulphur-winged Grasshopper
The best time to see a Sulphur-winged Grasshopper is May–June, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 1,110 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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