Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States

Reddish, yellowish, or greenish-brown above; lighter, often yellowish, below. A dark stripe extends from behind the eye onto the lateral lobes of the pronotum, but it is not distinct. Forewings are grayish brown, usually with a few small spots, and extend beyond the tip of the abdomen. Hind femora yellowish with a weak dark stripe along the upper edge. Hind tibiae are usually red. Males are 22-26 mm long, females 25-32 mm.

In males, the cerci are symmetrical, constricted at the midpoint, and spoon-shaped at the tip. They are bent inward at the tip. The extensions of the furcula are broad basally but short, extending not even half the length of the supra-anal plate.