Nymph-overwintering

Guides

• Cibolacris parviceps californica

  Cibolacris parviceps californica is a subspecies of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species Cibolacris parviceps is known to overwinter as nymphs rather than eggs, a trait shared by relatively few North American grasshopper species. This subspecies occurs in California, as indicated by its epithet. Members of the genus Cibolacris are typically associated with grassland and prairie habitats.

  grasshopperorthopteraacrididaecalifornianymph-overwinteringband-winged-grasshopperprairie-grasshopper

• Pardalophora

  coral-winged grasshoppers, orange-winged grasshoppers, Haldeman's grasshoppers, Saussure's grasshoppers

  Pardalophora is a genus of band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, subfamily Oedipodinae, tribe Hippiscini. The genus contains at least four living species distributed across the Nearctic region. Species in this genus are notable for their brightly colored hind wings, which are concealed at rest but revealed during flight. Some species, such as Pardalophora phoenicoptera, are distinguished by overwintering as nymphs rather than eggs, resulting in early adult emergence in spring.

  AcrididaeOedipodinaeband-winged-grasshopperNearcticcryptic-colorationearly-spring-emergencenymph-overwintering