Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West
Entomology
Northern Grasshopper
Melanoplus borealis (Fieber)
Fig. 1, First instar Body Length 4-4.8 mm, Femur Length 2.2-2.6 mm, Antennal Segments 13.
Fig. 2, Second instar BL 5.6-6.5 mm, FL 3.1-3.7 mm, AS 15-17.
Fig. 3, Third Instar BL 7.2-8.9 mm, FL 4.5-5.1 mm, AS 18-20.
Fig. 4, Fourth Instar BL 10.1-13.7 mm, FL 5.2-7 mm, AS 20-21.
Fig. 5, Fifth Instar BL 14-17.5 mm, FL 9.2-10.1 mm, AS 23-24.
Fig. 10, Melanoplus borealis borealis egg pod and exposed eggs of opened pod.
Nymphs of Next Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus bowditchi
Nymphs of Previous Species in Subfamily: Melanoplus bivittatus
