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Melanoplus lakinus - female
Copyright © 2008 David J. Ferguson

Melanoplus lakinus - Female
Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
August 3, 2008
Size: 27 mm
Sometimes they are richer green than this one. Green seems to get more common as you move northeastward, and is very common in central Nebraska.

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Melanoplus lakinus - female Melanoplus lakinus - female Melanoplus lakinus - female Melanoplus lakinus - female
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Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 29 August, 2008 - 4:10pm
Last updated 1 November, 2008 - 12:38pm

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