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Melanoplus species? - Melanoplus
Copyright © 2006 David Arbour

Melanoplus species? - Melanoplus
Malvern, Hot Springs County, Arkansas, USA
November 23, 2006
Size: Approx. 1.25 inches
Habitat was woodland edge.
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Contributed by David Arbour on 26 August, 2007 - 6:50pm
Last updated 13 February, 2008 - 2:28pm

Moved
Moved from Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 February, 2008 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

Probably.
Very complicated group, hard to sort out. This is almost definitely a wingless adult female.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 August, 2007 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

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