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Carolina Grasshopper - Dissosteira carolina - male
Copyright © 2009 John Pearson

Carolina Grasshopper - Dissosteira carolina - Male
Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, USA
July 26, 2009
Size: ~5 cm
Flew into my rural yard and landed on stones edging flowerbed. In flight, wings are black with bands of yellow dots near the edges; wings snap audibly when flying.

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Carolina Grasshopper - Dissosteira carolina - male Carolina Grasshopper - Dissosteira carolina - male
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Contributed by John Pearson on 26 July, 2009 - 12:08pm
Last updated 26 July, 2009 - 8:56pm

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Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira carolina, a male
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