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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) » Grasshoppers (Caelifera) » Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) » Spur-throated Grasshoppers (Melanoplinae) » Melanoplini » Melanoplus » Pine Tree Spur-throat Grasshopper (Melanoplus punctulatus)
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Pine Tree Spurthroat Grasshopper - Melanoplus punctulatus
Copyright © 2007 John R. Maxwell

Pine Tree Spurthroat Grasshopper - Melanoplus punctulatus
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
August 25, 2007
I believe these are all Pine Tree Spurthroat Grasshopper (punctulatus). I live in the NJ Pine Barrens and most of my yard is 30-40 ft. tall Pitch Pine. I never see these guys except on the side of the house. I assume from the name that they live up in the trees. I plan on Frassing most of these. Just wondering if one of the grasshopper experts wants to choose, maybe based on instar (something I have trouble judging)?
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 12 March, 2008 - 10:14pm
Last updated 14 March, 2008 - 1:28pm

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