Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Pasture Grasshopper
Melanoplus confusus Scudder
Fig. 6, Adult Male Body Length 18-19 mm, Femur Length 11 mm, Antennal Segments 25.
Fig. 7, Adult Female BL 23-24 mm, FL 13.4-13.6 mm, AS 24-25.
Fig. 8, Cercus of adult male pasture grasshopper.
Nymphs and eggs of M. confusus
Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus dawsoni
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