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Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West

Entomology

Northern Grasshopper

Melanoplus borealis (Fieber) 

Fig. 6, Adult Male Body Length 19.5-21 mm, Femur Length 10.5-12 mm, Antennal Segments 24-26.

Fig. 7, Adult Female BL 18.5-29 mm, FL 10.5-13.8 mm, AS 23-26.

Fig. 8, Left hindleg of male.

Fig. 9, End of male abdomen showing the cercus and long arms of furcula.

Top of the Fact Sheet

Identification

Nymphs and eggs of M. borealis

Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus bowditchi

Adults of Previous Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus bivittatus

List of Species Fact Sheets

Field Guide Contents

 

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