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Lakin Grasshopper (Melanoplus lakinus)
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Copyright © 2008
Philip Kline
Large-headed Grasshopper? -
Melanoplus lakinus
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Catalina State Park, Pima County, Arizona, USA
November 15, 2008
Not sure if I have the right species here; but I'm stumped if not.
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Contributed by
Philip Kline
on 17 November, 2008 - 10:45pm
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 3:01pm
Moved
Moved from
Largeheaded Grasshopper
.
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Philip Kline
, 18 November, 2008 - 8:03am
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Melanoplus lakinus
female.
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David J. Ferguson
, 18 November, 2008 - 1:55am
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Thanks
Should have known that one.
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Philip Kline
, 18 November, 2008 - 8:03am
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They look a lot alike sometimes
There were a couple of M. lakinus posted on BugGuide a while back that I kept coming back to (over and over) simply because I wanted to be sure.
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David J. Ferguson
, 18 November, 2008 - 2:48pm
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Thanks
I'm stumped on this one too. Any ideas:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/235735
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Philip Kline
, 18 November, 2008 - 3:06pm
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I missed that one
Comment there now. :)
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David J. Ferguson
, 18 November, 2008 - 3:59pm
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