Buff-colored grasshopper - Melanoplus scudderi

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Copyright © 2004 J. Brooke Chao

Buff-colored grasshopper - Melanoplus scudderi

McGaheysville, Virginia, USA
August 24, 2004

I know it's a short-horned grasshopper, but it doesn't seem to have the usual chevron leg markings of the others I've seen identified, and it seems to have a lot fewer markings in general. Maybe it was getting ready to molt? Any clues what type this is? It was sitting on the center of a (petal-less) black eyed-susan, by the side of the road.

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Contributed by J. Brooke Chao on 27 August, 2004 - 10:15am
Last updated 20 February, 2008 - 2:28pm

Moved

Moved from Melanoplus.

… Eric R. Eaton, 20 February, 2008 - 2:28pm

Melanoplus scudderi probably

Good bet it's this species. It's an adult female

… David J. Ferguson, 15 February, 2008 - 4:12am

Melanoplus sp?

Most likely this is a spur-throated grasshopper in the genus Melanoplus, but if it is a nymph, then all bets are off:-) Some Melanoplus species adults have short wings, or short- AND long-winged forms, so it gets messy really quick. Nice composition, though:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 27 August, 2004 - 11:49am

Thanks so much!

Thanks for your id on the grasshopper. I'm fairly certain it's an adult, so I think you're probably right on.

I just have to say, this site has been *awesome* for helping me id insects for my photography.

… J. Brooke Chao, 27 August, 2004 - 11:53am

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