Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West

Entomology

Meadow Grasshopper

Chorthippus curtipennis (Harris)

Fig. 1, First instar Body Length 5.7-6.6 mm, Femur Length 2.9-3.1 mm, Antennal Segments 13-14.

Fig. 2, Second instar BL 6.8-8mm, FL 4.3-4.6 mm, AS 17-18.

Fig. 3, Third Instar BL 9.5-10.4 mm, FL 5.8-6.3 mm, AS 20-21.

Fig. 4, Fourth Instar BL 12-16 mm, FL 7.9-10.2 mm, AS 22-24.

Fig. 8, Chorthippus curtipennis egg pod and four separate eggs.

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Identification

Adults of C. curtipennis

Nymphs of Next Species in Subfamily: Cordillacris crenulata

Nymphs of Previous Species in Subfamily: Bruneria brunnea

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