Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains


 

Melanoplus borealis (Fieber)

Northern grasshopper

Adults

  • Head and pronotum bright green.
  • Black post-ocular stripe ends abruptly at principle sulcus.
  • Outer face of hind femur fuscous, somewhat darker apically.
  • Inner face of hind femur orange below lower carnula.
  • Male cercus 'boot shaped' with rounded lower edge.
  • Supra-anal plate shield-like.
  • Furculae about 1/3 length of supra-anal plate.
  • Ovipositor without a dorsal tooth.
  • Adults in late Spring and early Summer.
Nymphs
  • Post-ocular band darkest on prozona.
  • Lateral crescent reduced to a pale 'dash' on prozona.
  • Outer face of hind femur with uninterrupted black streak.
  • Nymphs in early Spring.

ND/SD Map

 


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