Identification ⁶

Slanted face and long legs. Males and females somewhat different. Males tend to be brownish with cream markings. Females tend to be green with noticeable wavy markings on wings.

Resources ⁶

Grasshoppers of the Western U.S.: http://idtools.org/id/grasshoppers/factsheet.php?name=13218

Occurrence ⁶

Southern half of Iowa. Knutson (1937) reported it from 25 counties in southern Iowa and called it one of the more common species of southeastern Iowa, but they do not seem to be common anymore.

Habitat ⁶

Open fields, areas with dry grass. I found them common at Eddyville Sand Prairie Parks.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Victor W Fazio III
2. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo
3. (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
4. (c) Pedro Nájera Quezada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pedro Nájera Quezada
5. (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sam Kieschnick
6. (c) Tyler Grant, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Orthoptera Species File

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