Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus

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… David J. Ferguson, 8 August, 2008 - 11:29pm

Melanoplus bivittatus

Yes, it looks like a Two-striped. It is a fourth instar nymph though. The wing pads are there, and while still small, they have flipped upward.

… David J. Ferguson, 8 August, 2008 - 11:10pm

Melanoplus bivittatus

Thanks so much David. Always appreciate your help. The remark I had copied/pasted was re this image

I figured it had helpful info re the variety of colors these nymphs can show, and now see you added ID info on this pic as well. Cheers, Sandy

… Lloyd Spitalnik, 9 August, 2008 - 9:41am

Nice image.

Nice portrait of a nymph of, most likely, a Melanoplus sp.

… Eric R. Eaton, 18 June, 2007 - 3:56pm

Hi Eric, Check out this grasshopper pic/reply #121258

Two-lined Baby
My bet's on this being a Two-lined Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus), and at 7 mm and with no wing buds yet visible, it should be a second instar (out of five) nymph. My personal experience is that this species has a LOT of colour variants when young. Besides the typically patterned green you photographed, you could probably find similarly patterned nymphs in tan, yellow, brown or chestnut...maybe even purple/pink and the odd melanistic specimen. Occasionally you'll also find a puzzling green or yellow nymph with very little black on it, but even these 'solid' greens or yellows will have a remnant of that dark and light 'crescent' on the side of the thorax left and this marking plus their large size can be used to ID them. Heimchen, 25 June, 2007 - 3:19am
Sandy

… Lloyd Spitalnik, 25 June, 2007 - 8:00pm

Grasshopper nymph

Thanks for ID Eric. Not sure where to place this, so will leave it to the experts. Sandy

… Lloyd Spitalnik, 18 June, 2007 - 7:44pm