Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains


 

Metator pardalinus (Saussure)

Blue-legged grasshopper/ Spotted grasshopper

Adults

  • Pronotum cut by two sulci
  • Lateral lobe of pronotum pointed.
  • Tegmen blotched, dorsal field with a pale line.
  • Hindwing yellow or red.
  • Tergites of male abdomen blue.
  • Hind tibia blue.
Nymphs
  • Pronotum cut by two sulci.
  • Lateral lobe of pronotum pointed.
  • Lower carnula of hind femur with a few sparse hairs- compare with T. kiowa.
  • Hind tibia blue or yellowish.
ND/SD Map

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