Grasshopper ID / Verification

[snitz427]

We need a bug forum!

Anyone that can confirm the ID of these guys? I think I have differential grasshoppers and red legged grasshoppers. I thought I had two-striped but as the nymphs grow they look like differentials.

Any help IDing is appreciated!

 

[Bigsky]

The one with the chevrons on its legs is a differential. I dont see a red legged or two striped (bivitatus) in the group.

 

[snitz427]

The one with the chevrons on its legs is a differential. I dont see a red legged or two striped (bivitatus) in the group.

Thank you! Any idea on the other? They have reddish hind legs but I really have no idea other than potential red legged. Im in Maryland (eastern US).

Here’s another shot

 

[Bigsky]

Thank you! Any idea on the other? They have reddish hind legs but I really have no idea other than potential red legged. Im in Maryland (eastern US).

Here’s another shot
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I cant see for sure, but if the tibia is red, it is a redlegged hopper.

 

[Jevin]

Not 100% sure on species, need some closeup body shots of the ones that haven't been identified. A few in the pictures also don't look quite fully grown yet.

 

[snitz427]

Not 100% sure on species, need some closeup body shots of the ones that haven't been identified. A few in the pictures also don't look quite fully grown yet.

Thats correct - most aren’t fully grown. That’s why I thought I had two striped, as the nymphs looked like them but as they grew resembles differentials instead.

Thanks!

 

[snitz427]

I cant see for sure, but if the tibia is red, it is a redlegged hopper.

Thank you!

 

[Bigsky]

Not 100% sure on species, need some closeup body shots of the ones that haven't been identified. A few in the pictures also don't look quite fully grown yet.

If they have full grown wings, they are adults. There are quite a few grasshopper species. Most overwinter as eggs, and have obligatory diapause and wont hatch until spring. I see some green colored adults that overwinter here in Montana.

 

[SauceGandhi]

The big female is Melanoplus differentialis for sure. The small ones are some other species of Melanoplus, but there are so many that I can't say which one for sure. M. sanguinipes and M. femurrubrum are the common ones. Most Melanoplus species have red legs, so that isn't much of an indicator lol.