Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Pasture Grasshopper
Melanoplus confusus Scudder
Fig. 1, First instar Body Length 3.6-5.6 mm, Femur Length 2.8-3 mm, Antennal Segments 13.
Fig. 2, Second instar BL 6.8-7.7 mm, FL 3.9-4.3 mm, AS 16-17.
Fig. 3, Third Instar BL 7.1-8.1 mm, FL 5.1-5.3 mm, AS 20.
Fig. 4, Fourth Instar BL 9.1-13 mm, FL 6.8-7.9 mm, AS 21-22.
Fig. 5, Fifth Instar BL 14.5-16 mm, FL 9-10.8 mm, AS 24.
Fig. 9, Melanoplus confusus egg pod and four loose eggs.
Nymphs of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus dawsoni
