Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis)
Differential Grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis Iowa
Pair of Differential grasshoppers (Melanoplus differentialis) perched on a broken cattail at Big Hollow Recreation Area in Des Moines County.

Details:  Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/125 second, aperture f13, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, no flash

 

Selected References:

Cirrus Digital Imaging. "Differential Grasshopper." Common North American Anthropods. <http://www.cirrusimage.com/orthoptera_differential_grasshopper.htm > (15 Sep. 2004)

Pfadt Robert E. University of Wyoming , Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center. "Differential Grasshopper." Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers. <http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/grasshopper/medi.htm > (15 Sep. 2004)

University of Iowa.  "Differential Grasshopper." Iowa State Entomology Image Gallery. <http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/orthoptera/3936.17diffhopper.html > (15 Sep. 2004)