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Grasshopper - Melanoplus punctulatus
Copyright © 2005 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Grasshopper - Melanoplus punctulatus
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
July 30, 2005
Size: aprox. 35mm
spur throated?
Short horned?
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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 31 July, 2005 - 8:43pm
Last updated 3 August, 2005 - 6:40am

Pine-tree Spurthroated Grasshopper???
Reminds me of Melanoplus punctulatus, the Pine-tree Spurthroated Grasshopper, such as:



Capinera (1) does show range extending through all of Oklahoma. A difficult genus, but the mottling on this one is supposed to be rather distinctive.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 31 July, 2005 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

 
grasshopper
Thanks Patrick
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 1 August, 2005 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

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