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Alutacea Bird Grasshopper
(Schistocerca alutacea)
The distinguishing feature is a yellow midline stripe. This grasshopper has several color variations including greenish yellow to dark greenish brown. Fore wings are blackish yellow to dark greenish brown. The habitat is tall grass and open sandy woods. Because it can fly rapidly over great distances, it has earned the name bird grasshopper. (photo by Marlene Cashen)
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American Bird Grasshopper
(Schistocerca americana)
Brown and beige along back and sides with a brownish-yellow midline stripe distinguish this grasshopper. The habitat is grasslands and forest edges. A particularly alert insect, it will fly into a tall tree if disturbed.The wings make a whistling buzz in flight.
(photo by Marlene Cashen)
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Differential Grasshopper
(Melanoplus differentialis)
Shiny brownish yellow. Hind femora yellow with a black herringbone pattern. The habitat is open woods and grasslands.
(photo by Marlene Cashen)
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Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper
(Romalea microptera)
They have short wings and are incapable of flight. Adults appear in June and are active untilNovember. They occur around gardens, fields, and on roadsides and can give off a foul smelling liquid when they are handled.
(photo by Marlene Cashen)
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Southeastern Grasshopper Nymphs
( Romalea microptera)
photo by John Borom
The bright color pattern is a warning to predators that the lubber contains toxic subatances. |
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Southeastern Lubber Grasshopper Nymphs
( Romalea microptera )
photo by John Borom
Grasshoppers grow through successive stages referred to as nymphal instars. Lubbers have a total of five instars before molting into the adult stage. The length of these instars varies but average 15 to 20 days each. This photo was taken April 14, 2007. |
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