F General color above
green to brown with a yellow-buff stripe on each side extending from behind
the eye, along margins of pronotum and converging on tegmina; hind femora
with longitudinal stripe on outer surface; hind tibiae variable; widely
distributed; our common large grasshopper and a serious urban and agricultural
pest.
Hind femur | Cercus |
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Hind femur | Cercus |
Hind femur of black morph of M. differentialis
[The black morph of M. differentialis may lack the banding pattern
along the entire length of the hind femur, resembling M. ponderosus;
the distinct black color, however, clearly indicates M. differentialis.]
Hind femur | Cercus |