Red-legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Adult red-legged grasshoppers inhabit meadows, roadsides, pastures, and weedy fields across much of North America. They graze on grasses and broadleaf plants, jumping first and flying short distances when flushed. Males make soft courtship sounds by rubbing their hind legs against the forewings. Their reddish hind tibiae are a key field mark and give the species its common name.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Red-legged Grasshopper Nymph
- Red-legged Grasshopper