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Grasshopper - Stethophyma gracile
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Grasshopper - Stethophyma gracile
Dixville, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
August 29, 2005
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Contributed by tom murray on 31 August, 2005 - 8:36pm
Last updated 25 January, 2006 - 2:37pm

Graceful Sedge Grasshopper?
This is a very unusual 'hopper. It is a male, it would appear, with an enormous stridulatory field on its front wings. So, we can eliminate the Melonoplinae:-) The red line on the ventral edge of the hind tibia is distinctive as well. Habitat is key, too: Tom, if this was found in a wet area with thick grass and sedges, then it probably is this species. Placing on guide page or creating one.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 January, 2006 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Habitat
There is a stream nearby, and a lot of marshy area along the roadside that the moose frequent. It's on a rasberry/balckberry leave, but there are plenty of grasses around.
… tom murray, 25 January, 2006 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

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