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grasshopper nymph - Melanoplus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

grasshopper nymph - Melanoplus
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 11, 2006
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Contributed by tom murray on 8 February, 2008 - 8:29pm
Last updated 12 February, 2008 - 6:26pm

Moved
It looks like the first instar Red-legged Grasshopper on that link. I'll be conservative, and place this to genus unless you think species is solid.
… tom murray, 12 February, 2008 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

Melanoplus femurrubrum probably
Not 100% certain as to species, but fairly sure. Definitely Melanoplus. It is a first instar, and matches M. femurrubrum in pattern and other details. They vary in color and pattern somewhat, but here's one place to see similar.
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… David J. Ferguson, 12 February, 2008 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

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