Red-legged Grasshopper Nymph
Melanoplus femurrubrum (nymph)
Young red-legged grasshopper nymphs live among grasses, weeds, crop edges, and sunny field margins. They feed mostly on tender leaves and cannot fly, relying on quick hops and low hiding postures to avoid predators. Their red hind legs become more noticeable as they grow through successive molts. Like other incomplete-metamorphosis insects, they resemble small adults but lack fully developed wings.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Red-legged Grasshopper Nymph
- Red-legged Grasshopper