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grasshopper - Chorthippus curtipennis - female
Copyright © 2008 Phil Huntley-Franck

grasshopper - Chorthippus curtipennis - Female
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
August 25, 2008
Size: approx 1 inch
As the summer passed, these grasshoppers would get more and more green.
Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 26 November, 2008 - 10:47pm
Last updated 30 October, 2009 - 10:33pm

female Chorthippus curtipennis
I'm not sure if they really change colors, but it would be interesting to learn more (since some species actually do). They do often darken with the onset of cooler temperatures in the autumn.
… David J. Ferguson, 27 November, 2008 - 10:54am

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