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50013743 meadow grasshopper - Orchelimum - male
Copyright © 2005 Rob Curtis

50013743 meadow grasshopper - Orchelimum - Male
Joliet, Illinois, USA
August 25, 2005
Size: ~1 1/2"
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 1 September, 2005 - 9:02am
Last updated 20 September, 2005 - 6:02am

Male Orchelimum sp.
Nice profile shot of a male larger meadow katydid, Orchelimum sp. You have to look at the cerci (tail-like appendages, one in profile, here) to identify the species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 September, 2005 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric.
Thanks, Eric.
… Rob Curtis, 6 September, 2005 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

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