Singing Insects of Alberta
The aptly named club horned grasshopper. Locating stridulating males can be frustrating as they seem to be constantly on the move and will stop singing when you get close, only to start up again a meter or two away. JASON HEADLEY
BY KEVIN JUDGE
The table below lists common singing insects found in Alberta, organized by the time in which they sing, and with their scientific names in parentheses. For videos of several of these insects singing, please visit Singing Insects of Alberta on YouTube: youtube.com/@singinginsectsalberta5556
| Spring/Early Summer |
| Spring field cricket (Gryllus veletis) |
| Speckle-winged rangeland grasshopper (Arphia conspersa) |
| Green striped grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata) |
| Coral-winged grasshopper (Pardalophora apiculata) |
| Club horned grasshopper (Aeropedellus clavatus) |
| Midsummer |
| Whip cicadas (genus Okanagana) |
| Great grig (Cyphoderris monstrosa) |
| Late Summer/Early Fall |
| Grey ground cricket (Allonemobius griseus) |
| Striped ground cricket (Allonemobius fasciatus) |
| Prairie tree cricket (Oecanthus argentinus) |
| Four-spotted tree cricket (Oecanthus quadripunctatus) |
| Fall field cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus) |
| Gladiator meadow katydid (Orchelimum gladiator) |
| Slender meadow katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus) |
| Broad-winged bush katydid (Scudderia pistillata) |
| Mormon cricket (Anabrus simplex) |
| Bog katydid (Sphagniana sphagnorum) |
| Roesel’s katydid (Roeseliana roeselii) |
| Marsh meadow grasshopper (Pseudochorthippus curtipennis) |
| Rocky mountain sprinkled locust (Chloealtis abdominalis) |
| Graceful sedge grasshopper (Stethophyma gracile) |
| Red-winged grasshopper (Arphia pseudonietana) |
| Wrangler grasshopper (Circotettix rabula) |
| Crackling forest grasshopper (Trimerotropis verruculata) |
| Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina) |
| Dusky grasshopper (Encoptolophus costalis) |