Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains


 

Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas)

Differential grasshopper

Adults

  • Without post-ocular stripe.
  • Sulci of pronotum marked with black.
  • Hind femur yellow with herring-bone pattern in black.
  • Male cercus 'boot' shaped.
  • Furculae virtually absent.
  • Female ovipositor without dorsal tooth.
Nymphs
  • General coloration heavily mottled with blackish.
  • Post-ocular band extends from eye to end of metazona.
  • Outer face of hind femur with a black streak.
    • Streak notched with light brown along upper border.
  • Hind femur with black spots below lower carnula.

ND/SD Map

 

 

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