Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains


 

Aeloploides turnbulli (Thomas)

Russian-thistle grasshopper/ Turnbull grasshopper

Adults

  • Dorsal pronotum with a broad blue-black median stripe.
  • Wings shorter than abdomen.
  • Hind tibia dark blue.
  • Male cercus tapering from base to apex.
Nymphs
  • Green to mottled gray in color.
  • General surface flecked with blackish.
  • In dorsal view, pronotum broadening from base to apex.
    • Pronotum with a pale median line.

     

ND/SD Map

Grasshopper thumbnail

 


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