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Two-Striped Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus
Copyright © 2007 Bill Claff

Two-Striped Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus
Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 21, 2007
Hiding in the grass. Hint of stripe?
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Contributed by Bill Claff on 26 July, 2007 - 6:15pm
Last updated 10 August, 2008 - 8:39pm

Moved
Moved from Melanoplus.
… David J. Ferguson, 10 August, 2008 - 1:36am login or register to post comments

Melanoplus bivittatus
probably 3rd instar; difficult to see wing pads clearly to tell.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 August, 2008 - 12:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks David
For the specifics
… Bill Claff, 10 August, 2008 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

Maybe.
Fair warning I may stop commenting on future images of nymphs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 July, 2007 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmmm
Maybe I need to learn to better distinguish nymphs from adults.
… Bill Claff, 26 July, 2007 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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