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Brownsville Short-wing Grasshopper (Melanoplus cameronis)
Photo#243113
Copyright © 2008
Robert A. Behrstock
Acrididae -
Melanoplus cameronis
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Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, 7 mi S of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
November 3, 2008
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Contributed by
Robert A. Behrstock
on 3 December, 2008 - 3:36pm
Last updated 24 October, 2015 - 11:45am
same mistake as for the other one from same place
The comments made above still apply though, with compensation for the name.
Moved from
Lakin Grasshopper
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David J. Ferguson
, 24 October, 2015 - 11:45am
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Melanoplus lakinus
Sometimes these look a lot like the Big-headed Grasshoppers in photos. I had to look it over a few times to make up my mind. They definitely tend to be prettier in Arizona.
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David J. Ferguson
, 3 December, 2008 - 4:47pm
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