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Big-head grasshopper - Phoetaliotes nebrascensis - female
Copyright © 2007 Philip Kline

Big-head grasshopper - Phoetaliotes nebrascensis - Female
Cienega Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 20, 2007
Size: Small
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Contributed by Philip Kline on 29 September, 2007 - 11:09pm
Last updated 3 November, 2007 - 10:36am

Big-head Grasshopper
Hi, Close. I think it should be in Melanoplus, but because of the big head it gets it's own genus. It is Phoetaliotes nebrascensis, a female.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 September, 2007 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

 
I give up!
Now that David is here, I am going to back off of acridid IDs:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 October, 2007 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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