Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Packard Grasshopper
Melanoplus packardii Scudder
Fig. 6, Adult Male Body Length 27-32 mm, Femur Length 13.8-15.5 mm, Antennal Segments 25-27.
Fig. 7, Adult Female BL 32-35.5 mm, FL 15.5-18 mm, AS 25-27.
Fig. 8, Dorsal view of head and pronotum of a female.
Fig. 9, End of male abdomen showing cercus and supraanal and subgenital plates.
Nymphs and eggs of M. packardii
Adults of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus rugglesi
Adults of Previous Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus occidentalis
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