Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West

Entomology

Brownspotted Grasshopper

Psoloessa delicatula (Scudder)

Fig. 1, First instar Body Length 4.4-5.3 mm, Femur Length 2.4-2.7 mm, Antennal Segments 13-14.

Fig. 2, Second instar BL 5.1-6.1 mm, FL 3.3-4.1 mm, AS 15-16.

Fig. 3, Third Instar BL 6.0-7.5 mm, FL 4.1-4.9 mm, AS 17-20.

Fig. 4, Fourth Instar BL 8.7-11.6 mm, FL 5.4-7.2 mm, AS 21-23.

Fig. 5, Fifth Instar BL 10.8-15 mm, FL 7.2-9.4 mm, AS 23-24.

Fig. 8, Shape and color pattern of instar 2.

Fig. 10, Psoloessa delicatula egg pod and several loose eggs.

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Identification

Adults of P. delicatula

Nymphs of Previous Species in Subfamily: Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum

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