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large grasshopper - Pardalophora phoenicoptera - female
Copyright © 2008 karl Anderson

large grasshopper - Pardalophora phoenicoptera - Female
Warren Grove, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA
June 17, 2008
Size: about 2" long
On open, sandy area dominated by Corema conradii, Hudsonia ericoides, and low ericaceous shrubs.
Contributed by karl Anderson on 8 August, 2008 - 9:31pm
Last updated 5 September, 2008 - 5:35pm

Pardalophora phoenicoptera
I love these green ones. Each one is a work of art.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 September, 2008 - 5:34pm

Moved
Moved from Band-winged Grasshoppers.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 September, 2008 - 5:33pm

Pardalophora sp.
My educated guess is a species of Pardalophora, at least one species of which can be marked with green like this. Nice find.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2008 - 4:56pm

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