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Red-legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum)
Photo#242278
Copyright © 2008
Phil Huntley-Franck
Grasshopper -
Melanoplus femurrubrum
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Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
August 12, 2008
Size: approx 1 inch
Could this be a Melanoplus femurrubrum?
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Contributed by
Phil Huntley-Franck
on 26 November, 2008 - 10:56pm
Last updated 5 December, 2009 - 6:07pm
Moved
Moved from
Melanoplus
.
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David J. Ferguson
, 5 December, 2009 - 6:07pm
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Likely it is
However, this is one of those individuals that is just a bit atypical in pattern. Could be
M. sanguinipes
; however, if pressed to make a choice, I'd say
M. femurrubrum
, but I'm not 100% certain. Females are much more difficult than males.
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David J. Ferguson
, 27 November, 2008 - 11:00am
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