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Grasshopper - Neoconocephalus triops - male
Copyright © 2005 Lew Scharpf

Grasshopper - Neoconocephalus triops - Male
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
September 5, 2005
Can anyone ID this grasshopper? Any help appreciated.
Contributed by Lew Scharpf on 10 September, 2005 - 8:48pm
Last updated 11 October, 2009 - 6:03pm

Moved
Moved from Common Coneheads.
… john and jane balaban, 13 February, 2007 - 7:24pm

This is
a male conehead katydid. Not sure which one right now. Maybe I'll look at it again in the morning.
… Lynette Schimming, 10 September, 2005 - 9:23pm

 
Thanks Lynette. I should hav
Thanks Lynette. I should have know this is a katydid. By the way, here is a close up of the head of this specimen http://www.pbase.com/lejun/image/49052297
… Lew Scharpf, 10 September, 2005 - 9:28pm

 
Broad-tipped Conehead
This is a Broad-tipped Conehead (Neoconocephalus triops) just as your website says. You are right in the center of this species range, which is common throughout the south. By the way your website is absolutley spectacuar, I spent hours sifting through your pictures.
… Philip Chaon, 13 February, 2007 - 4:49pm

 
Thanks
Thanks, Philip, for your ID confirmation and your nice comments about my site!
… Lew Scharpf, 13 February, 2007 - 7:30pm

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