Club-horned Grasshopper

Aeropedellus clavatus

General Status Rank: 
Secure
ELCODE: 
IIORT96010
Common Name: 
Club-horned Grasshopper
Scientific Name: 
Aeropedellus clavatus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Grasshopper
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Orthoptera
Family: 
Acrididae
Habitat
In the prairies it occurs in arid, often sandy places but is also present in some alpine areas of the Rockies. It is said to feed principally on grasses and may be a pest of crops in the prairie region.
References: 
R202
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
R202

Distribution

Confirmed range approximately 50,000 km2 (Catling 2008). Species likely confined to area around and south of Great Slave Lake. Potential record from Daring Lake unconfirmed and more likely to be A. arcticus.
Score: 
F
References: 
R202
H293

Number of Occurrences

Only three occurrences mapped in Catling (2008) (east arm of Great Slave Lake, Kakisa, and Fort Smith). However more are likely.
Score: 
AD
References: 
R202
H293

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Threats

Score: 
-

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Documented range extent relatively small and only 3-4 published occurrences (Catling 2008).
S Rank: 
S3S4
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by non-expert (S. Carriere) based on Catling (2008; R202) only (2010). Reviewed by D. Johnson and C. Wiebe; no change (2014; H293). Modified from Undetermined to Secure in 2017 by J. Miskelly (more information on expected occurrences and range). Reviewed by J. Miskelly in 2023; no change.
Last Updated: 
July 4, 2024
Status Designations

Canada – Assessment by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

COSEWIC Status: 
-

References

Ecozones

  • Catling, P.M (2008) Grasshoppers and related insects of Northwest Territories and adjacent regions. Gov of the Northwest Territories, Envrionment and Natural Resources 77 pp. - R202 Return

Habitat

  • Catling, P.M (2008) Grasshoppers and related insects of Northwest Territories and adjacent regions. Gov of the Northwest Territories, Envrionment and Natural Resources 77 pp. - R202 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Catling, P.M (2008) Grasshoppers and related insects of Northwest Territories and adjacent regions. Gov of the Northwest Territories, Envrionment and Natural Resources 77 pp. - R202 Return
  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 emailes between Suzanna Carriere and Remi Hebert. GS grasshoppers - SG sauterelles & GS grasshoppers NT. e copy - H293 Return

Range Extent

  • Catling, P.M (2008) Grasshoppers and related insects of Northwest Territories and adjacent regions. Gov of the Northwest Territories, Envrionment and Natural Resources 77 pp. - R202 Return
  • Hebert, Remi (2014) A set of 2 emailes between Suzanna Carriere and Remi Hebert. GS grasshoppers - SG sauterelles & GS grasshoppers NT. e copy - H293 Return