Melanoplus dawsoni (Scudder)
Dawson grasshopper
Adults
- Usually brachypterous (short-winged)
- Ventral surface bright yellow,
abdominal tergites banded with black
and green.
- Hind femur banded, hind tibiae red.
- Male cercus 'boot' shaped.
- Furculae about 1/4 as long as supra-anal plate.
Nymphs
- Black coloration glossy.
- Lateral white crescent extends from
mouthparts to end of metazona.
- Hind femur with black band notched
on upper half.
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