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Two-striped Grasshoppers - Melanoplus bivittatus - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Matthew Priebe

Two-striped Grasshoppers - Melanoplus bivittatus - Male Female
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas, USA
July 13, 2007
Size: 1 3/4 inches long
These mating grasshoppers resembled Melanoplus ponderosus, but with enough minor differences that I wanted to get some confirmation. They were abundant in the pristine tallgrass prairie protected in the Flint Hills area of eastern Kansas. One of the most insect rich areas imaginable, especially in midsummer.

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Two-striped Grasshoppers - Melanoplus bivittatus - male - female Two-striped Grasshopper - Melanoplus bivittatus - male
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Contributed by Matthew Priebe on 17 August, 2007 - 4:36pm
Last updated 13 September, 2007 - 7:00pm

Moved
Moved from Short-horned Grasshoppers. Clearly a pair of two-striped grasshoppers. Outstanding image!
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 September, 2007 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much!
Thank you very much!
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